Showing posts with label religious tyranny. Show all posts
Showing posts with label religious tyranny. Show all posts
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Abstract Art: Tehran Turmoil
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Taliban Tales of Terror
And our President thinks we should be in dialogue with people like this?
Afghanistan Taliban members have publicly murdered a young couple who were planning to get married.
The man, 21, and woman, 19, were shot dead on Monday in front of a mosque in the south-western province of Nimroz, because they were supposedly having an illicit affair.
The young couple had eloped because their families would not approve a marriage.
Local officials have said the killings followed a decree by local religious leaders, linked to the Taliban.
Before killing the couple, three Taliban mullahs passed a fatwa, saying that they should be shot and killed in front of a mosque.
The man, 21, and woman, 19, were shot dead on Monday in front of a mosque in the south-western province of Nimroz, because they were supposedly having an illicit affair.
The young couple had eloped because their families would not approve a marriage.
Local officials have said the killings followed a decree by local religious leaders, linked to the Taliban.
Before killing the couple, three Taliban mullahs passed a fatwa, saying that they should be shot and killed in front of a mosque.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Religious Insanity: 3 Pakistani Girls Killed for Wanting True Love
The murders were carried out by relatives, who disagreed with the wishes of the women who wanted to marry men of their own choice.
The 27-member European bloc called for a full investigation into the matter and said it was absolutely essential that those responsible for the killings be brought to justice.
A statement by the current French EU Presidency voiced its deep concern over the extreme forms of violence against women reported in Pakistan.
It urged Pakistan to comply with its international human rights obligations, and in particular the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, to which Pakistan is party.
The EU also urged the Pakistani government to take steps to eliminate all forms of violence against women.
Labels:
arranged marriages,
equal rights,
fanaticism,
honor killings,
honour killings,
Injustice,
intolerance,
Pakistan,
religious tyranny,
Sharia,
true love,
violence against women,
Women’s Rights
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