[lbo-talk] Honor Killing and Domestic Violence in Germany

[KJ]

Why characterise 'honor killings' as 'religious practice'? If anything in
Muslim societies could be characterised as clear 'cultural' as distinct from
'religious', this would have to be it. So call it an Arab practice, except,
in this instance, it's Kurdish and Turk. While it would be foolish to claim
it never happens, it'd be true to say that it's hardly a practice in
Indonesia -- usually obligatorily glossed as the largest Muslim country in
the world -- and Malaysia.

kj

On 12/5/05, Yoshie Furuhashi <furuhashi.1 at osu.edu> wrote:
>
> > [lbo-talk] Disgusting aspects of religious practice....Mike Ballard
> > swillsqueal at yahoo.com.au  Sat Dec 3 03:27:53 PST 2005
> <snip>
> > In Germany, Muslims grow apart
> > By Peter Schneider The New York Times
> > FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2005
> <snip>
> > Before the murder of [Hatun] Surucu, there were enough warnings to
> > engage the Germans in a debate about the parallel society growing
> > in their midst. There have been 49 known "honor crimes," most
> > involving female victims, during the past nine years, including 16
> > in Berlin alone.
>
>
> "49 known 'honor crimes," most involving female victims, during the
> past nine years."  How does this statistic compare with the incidence
> of domestic violence that results in murders committed by non-Muslim
> German men?
>
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