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Objecting to the neglect of accuracy concerning honor killings
With all due respect, [[User:ToileroftheSea|ToileroftheSea]], September 6th, 2014 10:23 pm (CST).
With all due respect, [[User:ToileroftheSea|ToileroftheSea]], September 6th, 2014 10:23 pm (CST).
I wanted to re-open this topic again since it's still far too biased, for instance, many respected Islamic scholars point out that killing one's wife or sister for tarnishing her honor or that of her family has not received approval from any Islamic scholar of any note, in either medieval or modern era. Many Muslim commentators, and organizations condemn honor killings as an un-Islamic cultural practice, Along with asserting that there is nothing in the Qur'an that permits or sanctions honor killings and insisting that it's (as you mention) more the fault of cultural, non-Islamic attitudes (across different classes, ethnic, and religious groups) that view women as property with no rights of their own as the motivation for honor killings. Even Salafi scholars like Muhammad Al-Munajjid asserts that the punishment of any crime is reserved for the Islamic ruler only, and is not a matter of vigilante justice. Even one of Egypt's grand Muftis has spoken against it.
In essence. I feel it's very dishonest to attribute honor killings to "the violent nature of Islam".
Relevant articles:[[https://yaqeeninstitute.org/jonathan-brown/islam-is-not-the-cause-of-honor-killings-its-part-of-the-solution/]][[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-l-esposito/violence-against-women-a_b_705797.html]] [[User:Viredae|Viredae]] January 30th, 2017 09:15 PM