Lebanese man arrested for sister´s honour killing

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˝The 24-year-old victim was single and apparently had a boyfriend,˝ the security official told AFP.Her brother admitted shooting her.

BEIRUT, March 12, 2010 (AFP) - A Lebanese man has been arrested in northern Lebanon for killing his sister earlier this week in what authorities described as an honour killing, a security official said on Friday.

"The 24-year-old victim was single and apparently had a boyfriend," the security official told AFP. "(Her brother) admitted shooting her twice in the head to cleanse the family honour."

The woman was only identified by her initials, as was her 28-year-old brother. Her body was discovered on Tuesday on the main road of the village of Hakr al-Daheri, in the northern Akkar region.

"This kind of crime is not common in Lebanon but we have a few every year," the official said.

Lebanese law stipulates extenuating circumstances for so-called honour killings, in which male relatives kill female kin they suspect of illicit behaviour with men.

In 2007, Lebanon's top Shiite Muslim cleric Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah issued a fatwa, or religious edict, banning honour killings as repulsive acts that contradict Islamic law.

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Član obamaistheman (Joseph Beara)

11.04.2010 04:31 h

Europe- this is your future

Well, if you follow the demographics Europe, the good news is that within the next 40 years Europe's population will be anywhere between 25, 30, 35 % or more, Muslim.
Now, these same Muslims want their Sharia law. The above article tells you what to expect. But, there are milder cases. For example, did you know that it is perfectly acceptable to slap your wife under Muslim law? Of course, they tell you that you should not slap her on the face and you should make sure that she is not black and blue but otherwise, as long as you keep the number of hits down to 10, it is fine. Did you know that it is perfectly acceptable to have them marry little girls as young as 9 or 10 etc? Yes, it is. Did you know that it is perfectly acceptable for them to behead a man for believing in Astrology and using Tarot cards? They are doing a beheading right now in Saudi Arabia. Would you like more examples? Soon your grandchildren shall be ruled by them. What the Ottoman Empire could not do with a sword shall be done quite easily through indifference on your part Europe. But, keep loving your creature comforts and keep believing that all is well while the walls are burning.

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