Good news and bad news about honor killings in Turkey
posted at 9:54 am on May 26, 2006 by Allahpundit
The good news is, the number of murders appears to be declining. The bad news is, it’s because women are being pressured to kill themselves. Or so the UN suspects.
Some of these “suicides” involve bulletholes in the victim’s back. Go figure.
There’s lots of vivid detail in that Times of London article. Read it all, including/especially this passage:
One brazen case [of an honor killing] was that of Guldunya Toren, who was killed in an Istanbul hospital two years ago by her brothers for having a baby after being raped. She had refused to marry her rapist, run away, gone to police several times and been shot once already in the streets of Istanbul, before her brothers tracked her to hospital.
Read this terrific Spiegel report, too, on the clash between secularists and fundamentalists in Turkey. I promised last week in my post about the jihadi courtroom killer to follow the fallout from the incident; read Spiegel and note how the fundamentalists were received at the judge’s funeral. The culture clash over the headscarf is fascinating too, particularly the extent to which some Turkish politicians are willing to take it. Quote:
Neither students nor teachers, nor doctors or public employees are allowed to cover their hair. The ban also applies to the wives of leading AKP politicians who wear headscarves — such as Erdogan’s spouse Emine and the wife of Foreign Minister Abdullah Gül. Hayrünnisa. They’re not invited when President Sezer holds state receptions — and for months a heated debate discussion has been going on in Turkey as to whether Erdogan could be allowed to become President — which seems to be his ambition — given that his wife wears a headscarf.
Speaking of judges and reform, here’s the latest from Egypt.
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rob verdi on April 3, 2013 at 5:22 PM
Smart power.
steebo77 on April 3, 2013 at 5:29 PM
glitches…
is that between not optimal and bumps in the road?
DanMan on April 3, 2013 at 5:30 PM
What? Muslim extremists don’t have a sense of humor?
News to me…
Nethicus on April 3, 2013 at 5:34 PM
Wasn’t it the US Embassy in Cairo, which began the “we’re so sorry about the anti-muslim film” excuse first? You know, the one that our dear leader and his cohorts used as an excuse to arrest Nakoula Basseley Nakoula?
Hill60 on April 3, 2013 at 5:39 PM
Seven Percent Solution on April 3, 2013 at 5:40 PM
The You Tube Benghazi videographer is unable to comment due to prison rules..
hillsoftx on April 3, 2013 at 5:48 PM
Get with the progressive ideal no culture is better than another one so the entire idea of human rights is a sham.
chemman on April 3, 2013 at 5:57 PM
Blithering idiots.
They have no idea what they’re doing, and wind up doing the worst possible thing: Projecting both incompetence and weakness simultaneously.
novaculus on April 3, 2013 at 6:07 PM
The MoBro are the REB’s people, you can’t mess with them.
slickwillie2001 on April 3, 2013 at 6:25 PM
I realize the purpose of The Daily Show, but it’s pretty clear that even behind the jokes, they simply don’t get it. But, of course, they likely all voted for Barack, so intelligence isn’t something I’d highlight as a strong point among the TDS viewership.
Or the US Embassy.
BKeyser on April 3, 2013 at 9:09 PM
As gutless as Morsi. Obama’s grand Middle East strategy in action. What courage! What boldness! All this from that purported multi-dimensional chess player.
Pahhh, what a clueless, idiotic clown.
ss396 on April 3, 2013 at 9:49 PM
Seems to me that we have had an inordinate amount of “glitches” since, oh, around Jan 2009.
Difficultas_Est_Imperium on April 4, 2013 at 1:03 AM
I appreciate Jon Stewart because while a liberal, he is true to his convictions. I don’t appreciate the U.S. Embassay in Egypt because they are cowards.
Illinidiva on April 4, 2013 at 11:13 AM
Agree. Note how the audience cheers as Jon Stewart’s graphics put a jail around the Fox-News building because they insulted the president.
Also, Stewart doesn’t realize that the Egyptian government is Islamist and it likely is an offence to criticize Islam. Doesn’t he follow the news at all?
virgo on April 7, 2013 at 12:17 PM