Du’a Khalil Aswad

Thursday, May 17 2007

There has been another honour killing Iraq (pics, plz beware), a 17 year girl - her name was Du’a Khalil Aswad - was stoned to death in the street. Religion and family honour are of course involved as is falling in love with the ‘wrong’ person.

What is different with this killing compared to all the previous one? Well, this time the crowd took out their mobile phones and the pics went on the internet. Apparently, there is even a YouTube clip out there - personally I don’t want to see it.

What is the motive to take these picture … to help the police investigate the crime? To spread the truth of what is going on their country? … or is it for entertainment?

Doesn’t these male relatives have anything better to do then kill one of their own relative?

How can anyone be so invested in family honour to be so incensed & mad to kill a girl? How can family honour be worth it?

What barbaric thoughts do that person have when he lifts a block of concrete and aim it at another persons head?

Is this the liberation that British and American solider’s are dying for?

I am so disgusted by this. This male rule and family honour bullocks are a disgrace to humankind.

Posted by lizze at 23:28
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4 Responses to “Du’a Khalil Aswad”

  1. Incognito Says:
    May 18th, 2007 at 21:29

    I read about this. Horrible and so sad. That’s the problem, they see nothing wrong with it… that they are justified in killing. That is why that religion is so wrong!

    As for the mobile phones… what you can you say, other than barbaric!

  2. Richard Says:
    May 19th, 2007 at 0:55

    These images are sickening and will be with me for a long time. Man’s inhumanity to man never ceases to disgust and appall me.
    Rest in Peace Little Du’a.

  3. lizze Says:
    May 21st, 2007 at 21:04

    It seems like the authorities are getting active and making some arrests. Bad PR for Iraq, USA & UK and therefore some minimal actions gets done.

    They are not trying to deal with the honour killings.

    I understand that it will very difficult to change such old custom but one starts with making it illegal with severe punishment. That is step 1. Step 2 is to follow it through.

  4. Jay Says:
    May 22nd, 2007 at 22:01

    Yeah .. lol atleast Saddam was a bit liberal.

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