Tag Archives: honour killings

Barbara Kay: Two more tragic reasons for a law against honour killings (1)

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Jack

It has happened again. And again. Two honour-motivated murders have made front-page news. Abdul Malik Rustam of Toronto is alleged to have made his way into the apartment of his estranged wife, Shaher Bano Shahdady, and strangled her. Not a … Continue reading →

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Steyn: Honor-Rolled

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Jack

Phyllis Chesler and I weren’t the only ones talking about “honor killings” in the western world yesterday. So was John Oakley, the host of Toronto’s Number One talk-radio morning show: John Oakley is seriously entertaining the question of whether Canadian … Continue reading →

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‘honour killings’ should not be ignored: expert

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Jack

As many as 5,000 women and girls lose their lives — most at the hands of family members — in “honour killings” around the world each year, according to the United Nations. Up to a dozen have died for the … Continue reading →

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‘Honour killings’ Conviction

Posted on May 31, 2009 by Jack

A “twisted sense of values” led an Ottawa man to murder his sister and the man she loved, the judge in an honour killing trial said Saturday. “You put your own self-esteem over those of your own sister and the … Continue reading →

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