Arizona – Noor Almaleki Case: Hearing for Father Accused in Honor Killing Canceled for Third Time
Month: November 2009
UK – Tulay Goren “Honor Killing” Trial: Father Admits Beating Daughter, Denies Killing Her
— BBC: “Father slapped honour case girl”
— Daily Mail: “Father accused of honour killing of missing daughter admits ‘slapping her here and there’ ”
— ” ‘Honor killing attempt’ on lover”
— “The father of a girl of 15 allegedly murdered in a so-called honour killing also attempted to kill her boyfriend, a court has heard.”
Fort Hood Attack: ‘Nation of Islam’ Hate Group Leader Louis Farrakhan Discusses Fort Hood Shooter Maj. Nidal Hasan
Fort Hood Attack: ‘Nation of Islam’ Hate Group Leader Louis Farrakhan Discusses Fort Hood Shooter Maj. Nidal Hasan On Al-Jazeera TV
— Hate Group leader Farrakhan: “when you are being insulted by your superior officers or by your fellow soldiers, at some point, a person might break. Unfortunately, I believe this is what happened to Captain [sic] Nidal Hasan.”
— Nation of Islam listed as “hate group” by Southern Poverty Law Center
— October 23, 2009: U.S.: Nation of Islam Hate Group Leader Louis Farrakhan speaks on the Taliban
Chicago: “Police probe attack on Muslim woman”
WLS-TV Chicago: “Police probe attack on Muslim woman”
— WLS-TV reports:
— “Police in a southwest suburb are investigating a case involving a Muslim woman as a possible hate crime.”
— “The woman says someone in a grocery store tried to pull off her headscarf and made a derogatory comment about Islam.”
— “The comment referred to the suspect in the Fort Hood shootings. The alleged incident happened in Tinley Park two days after the massacre. The woman involved says it was a personal and physical attack on her religion because her headscarf is a symbol of her dignity and her faith.”
— ” ‘I was very confused and very upset that something like this would happen,’ said Amal Abusumayah. ‘This is my first experience so I was very devastated at having something like this happening to me.’ ”
— Chicago: Woman charged with hate crime against Muslim after Fort Hood shootings
— “A suburban Chicago woman has been charged with a hate crime for allegedly yanking the head scarf of a Muslim woman two days after the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas”
Somalia: ICC Report – “Islamist Extremists Kill Somali Church Leader”
Somalia: ICC Report – “Extremists Kill Somali Church Leader”
— Pastor Ali Hussein Weheliye – “Fifteenth Christian to be Assassinated This Year”
Pakistan: 59 Christians Released from Jail Due to Petition Efforts of “Life for All”
— Assist News Service reports – “Some 59 Christians Are Released From Jails in Pakistan”
— “There are still more than 2,500 Christians in jails all over Pakistan who cannot afford the legal assistance for their release”
— “On Friday, November 13, 2009, the sun came up with new hopes in the lives of 59 Christians in Pakistan after the Pakistani-based Christian organization, “Life for All,” had made a determined effort to give these people their lives back.”
— “The imprisoned Christians, who have been in various jails in Pakistan, got the welcome news of their freedom after hard work made by Mr. Rizwan Paul, President “Life for All,” who had presented a petition to Mr. Asif Ali Zardari, President of Pakistan, for the pardon of these Christians who he stated had been ‘falsely accused of minor crimes.’ ”
— “The President reviewed the petition and approved the release of the prisoners who had been accused of minor crimes, and he vowed to review the release of other prisoners after reviewing the nature of their crimes.”
— August 13, 2009: ” ‘Life for All’ demands repeal of Blasphemy laws in Black Day protest”
Egyptian Christian Monk Father Aghabeos El-Moharkee Reports Death Threats
Egyptian Christian Monk Father Aghabeos El-Moharkee Reports Death Threats
— to Voice of the Copts
— St. Mary Monastery – Assuiet – Egypt
Communist China: 2,000 Wanbang Church Members Hunted, Interrogated and Threatened after Stand-off with Shanghai PSB
Iraq: Christian teenager killed in Iraq drive-by shooting
Iraq: Christian teenager killed in Iraq drive-by shooting
AFP reports
— “A neighbour said 16-year-old Rami Katchik, a member of the minority Armenian community, had been hosing down the entrance to his family home when the shooting occurred.”
— “a local priest, Hazem Girgis, described the killing as part of ‘crimes aimed at uprooting Christians and forcing them to flee.’ “
Canada: Citizenship Guide Rejects “Honor Killings,” Female Genital Mutiliation, and Gender-Based Violence
National Post: Canada: New citizenship guide says no to ‘barbaric’ practices
— Canada’s “The Rights and Responsibilities of Canadian Citizenship” document states: “In Canada, men and women are equal under the law… Canada’s openness and generosity do not extend to barbaric cultural practices that tolerate spousal abuse, ‘honour killings,’ female genital mutilation or other gender-based violence. Those guilty of these crimes are severely punished under Canada’s criminal laws.”
— Canada: The Rights and Responsibilities of Canadian Citizenship
— Canada to Immigrants: No Tolerance for “Honor” Killing – by Phyllis Chesler
