It is silly, IRosie, to even waste more time on Coyote and the subject of honor killings. I think many of the viewers who had previously never even knew that things like honor killings happened have now been presented with so many articles about them on the Internet, and it appears that this is mainly prevalent in the Muslim world. Coyote can argue from Monday through Sunday about it not being prevalent in the Muslim world if it makes her happy. In fact, she can contact Zohra Yusuf, chairwoman of the HRCP, and tell her that a country like Pakistan which is mainly Muslim has so few honor killings of young females.Why does it seem strange? Immigrants often bring certain customs with them. The fact that it is still RARE among immigrants is testimony that that is one of the customs not often brought along.
.......in view of the way hormones run----it seems strange to me that in ANY
culture a girl will be killed for looking at a boy----even if doing so is
very much ----condemned in the culture. I get my information about muslims
of the indian subcontinent from muslims of the indian subcontinent----in fact
the first muslim I know as a kid was pakistani----he assured me that his
sister could never take a walk with a boy----whilst the two of use were walking
together----we were both 14 and simply both doing a volunteer thing at the same
place I was horrified----It never occured to me that the little stroll was a
"boy/girl thing"-----I grew up----other pakistanis I knew told me that as children--
if a brother's friend came to the house for a visit---the girls of the family VANISHED
to the backrooms -----however---I also learned from HINDU friends---that girls
were afforded separate facilities everywhere----from park benches to train cars
in India------MINGLING OF THE SEXES there is simply "NOT DONE"---on the other
hand-----I also learned from Hindu friends. indian literature (short stories by hindus)
and BOLLYWOOD that surreptitious glances are prized by hindus. From
hindus in the USA----I learned---its the boys who are timid----not the girls and
the girls so not seem COMPELLED to VANISH
Do they bring their tribal customs to Europe?
By the way, why not ask her what she thinks about the female circumcision in Muslim society. I read articles that even in the U.S., they are doing this
I wonder why honor killings are so rare in the most populous Muslim nation in the world?
Easy---because it used to be buddhist/hindu----it is rare in Iran too because
it never really got over its distaste for arabs. It is even far more rare in Pakistan
then in north african muslim countries ----hindus did not do it
Very rarely----but local custom ----of those in MAJORITY always have an
effect on minorities ---
It was there before islam got there-----migrated from Egypt---Egypt
had very close trade relations with subsaharan blacks
I wonder why female mutilation is rare in western muslims?
Its illegal
Go figure.
Big mysteries here my friend![]()