A recent case in Canada when a father, his wife and their son were convicted of the so-called “Honour” killing of his other (childless) wife (in a polygamous marriage) and three of the convicted couple’s daughters has galvanised the blogosphere and news outlets with the unimaginable, surreal horror of the event. The murderers have each [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Africa’
Honour murders – what they are, what they aren’t, and what we must do.
Posted: February 1, 2012 in Political musings, Popular Culture et al, ReligionTags: Africa, Alia Hogben, Asia, Canada, cellphone pictures of dead girls, Honor killing, Honour killing, Human Rights Watch, Irshad Manji, Islam, John Lennon, Middle east, Muslim, Rona Ambrose, Shafia, women's rights
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Now, people, now. Days matter.
Posted: August 19, 2011 in Political musingsTags: Africa, aid, appeals, avaaz, genocide, petition, starvation, starving, Sudan
If you ever sign a petition, sign this one. http://www.avaaz.org/en/sudan_enough_is_enough/?copy
