Monday, April 06, 2009

"In 3 Weeks I Will Be Put to My Death"

Wait a minute! Didn't someone tell these people that Bush isn't president any more? I though he was the source of all the extremism, violence, and "cultural misunderstanding".

Check out this little gem from the Toronto Sun. My favorite (most alarming?) part of the article: "The practice does take place but it is rare," Patel said. "It is more of a cultural occurrence than a religious practice."

However, about 10,000 women die yearly from honour killings in Pakistan, according to statistics. (emphasis mine)

A Mississauga woman says she'll be the victim of an honour killing by her estranged husband, a Muslim extremist, when she's deported to Pakistan at the end of the month.

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