To: zonder who wrote (70904 ) 10/23/2003 7:52:46 PM From: Lazarus_Long Read Replies (3) | Respond to I pointed out that it is an inhuman, outdated practice That appears bizarre and inhuman to Europeans. But you don't think it is, obviously. Violence is justified only in self-defense. You are talking about the latter here. Every year, hundreds of women and girls are murdered in the Middle East by male family members. merip.org In some countries such as Jordan, Morocco and Syria, “honor crimes” are also legally sanctioned and defense of the family honor is considered a mitigating factor. Article 340 of the Penal Code of Jordan, for example, provides for an exemption from penalty if a man kills his wife or female relative after finding her “committing adultery with another.” It provides for a reduction in penalty if a man kills his wife or female relative after finding her “with another in an unlawful bed.” Similarly, Article 548 of the Penal Code of Syria also provides an exemption from penalty if a man kills or injures his wife or female after finding her committing adultery or other “illegitimate sexual acts with another.” The law also provides for a reduction in penalty for a man who kills or injures his female relative after catching her in a “suspicious state with another.” Also of concern is the way in which legislation in various countries awards lesser punishment in cases where the victim is considered to have “provoked” the crime by violating cultural norms. feminist.com You seem to think this doesn't happen in the Middle East. At least in the parts I know, you are wrong.
