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Women's Rights Are Human Rights: Daily Quote 7-9-08 (graphic content)
- Jul 9, 2008 at 11:14 AM
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"Honor" Killing in America. We should not accept this atrocity here, we should not accept it anywhere. Whatever the reasons for "honor" killings, we must speak out. No religion, no culture - nothing is above reproach that condones killing your own child for family honor.
We can not argue "cultural sensitivity" or cultural relativism. That child, that daughter, that woman is part of her culture too. She was a person. A person who has been erased.
I do not advocate demonizing others. We should not judge all by the actions of some. We need to lift women up. We need to stand for equality.
UPDATED: 4:42 p.m. July 07, 2008
Police: Arranged marriage led father to kill daughter
Published on: 07/06/08
A Pakistani man, apparently upset his daughter wanted out of her arranged marriage, strangled her with a bungee cord, according to arrest warrants revealed Monday afternoon in Clayton County Magistrate Court.
Chaudhry Rashid, 54, is charged with murder in the death of his daughter, Sandeela Kanwal, 25, at the family's Utah Drive home in Jonesboro. Rashid's wife, Gina Rashid, 49, called police just before 2 a.m. Sunday and told them she had been awakened and heard screaming in a language she could not understand. Gina Rashid, who is African-American, left the house out of fear and called police from nearby.
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Rashid is being held without bond in the Clayton County Jail. His first court appearance was continued until Tuesday afternoon when Chief Magistrate Daphne Walker learned his primary language is Urdu. Walker said an interpreter will be brought in to help with the judicial proceedings.
Rashid is being represented by Tammi Long of the Begner and Begner Law Firm. Long declined to speak to reporters after the brief hearing. Several of Rashid's relatives attended the hearing but also declined to talk about the case. However, Walker allowed Long to give Rashid a handwritten note in Urdu "of comfort" from his relatives.
Gina Rashid did not attend the hearing. But she told police Sunday Kanwal wanted to end the arranged marriage and had not spoken to her father in two months because of their disagreement on the matter.
Kanwal lived at the couple's Utah Drive home when she was not with her husband, who resides in Chicago, Clayton police Officer Tim Owens said. She hadn't seen the husband in three months, he said.
Police said Chaudhry Rashid owns a pizza parlor in Clayton County, while his daughter worked at a Wal-Mart. Clayton property records show Kanwal owned the Utah Drive home with a relative, Hamayun Rashid.
When police arrived at the family's home Sunday morning, Rashid told them simply, "My daughter is dead," police said Monday. When police asked him how Rashid knew she was dead, Rashid reportedly said nothing and hung his head.
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Comments:
i never thought it was for family honor, it was always about the father or husbands ego.
From a psychological standpoint, you may be right.
This is a lot of good information, and I agree that something should be done. But the problem is, who would do it? I honestly don't think we are equipped here in the US to do anything about it. And i'm going to be honest, I'd like to see something done about Zimbabwe first.
Realistically, no one who has power has the balls to step up to this stuff.
That is an excellent site; it's now in my favorites. Thanks for posting!
It is horrible that women are seen merely as objects to be traded or discarded in so many cultures.
BREAK THE SILENCE. BREAK THE CYCLE.
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i never thought it was for family honor, it was always about the father or husbands ego.
thanks for the post!!
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