"These are centuries-old traditions, and I will continue to defend them," said Hon. Israr Ullah Zehri. Mainly, he was speaking of the right of a tribe to punish girls who want to pick their own husbands. The latest punishment, about a month ago in a remote village, was that the five girls were shot, then buried alive in a ditch. Associated Press via New York Daily News
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There's a centuries-old traditional name for people like Zehri, and I will continue to use it about him.
Posted by Dumbfounded on 09/01 at 06:29 AM
A sad story, I suppose incidents such as this are not as rare as some people would believe even in the world as it is today.
I suppose it could be looked at in a different way too; the way these people live today is probably not that different than it was hundreds of years ago, so why should they have changed their laws and punishments? (especially ones as delicate as religious-based laws like this one obviously is)
I imagine if you wanted to know the other side of the story - from american perspectives - you could just read the comments after it.
I suppose it could be looked at in a different way too; the way these people live today is probably not that different than it was hundreds of years ago, so why should they have changed their laws and punishments? (especially ones as delicate as religious-based laws like this one obviously is)
I imagine if you wanted to know the other side of the story - from american perspectives - you could just read the comments after it.
Posted by m.meadows in UK. on 09/01 at 07:29 AM
American has nothing to do with it. This IS a black-and-white issue. Some things are morally wrong in ANY time or place. Shooting people and burying them alive is Satanically wrong no matter what the reason. It would have been just as wrong to do so to Pol Pot, as to a teenage girl who only wants to marry the boy she loves. I defy you to say that this is in any possible way, shape, form, or manner defensible behavior! Only someone without a conscience could pardon such evil!
Posted by Steve in Blue Hill, Maine on 09/01 at 10:57 AM
Centuries-old traditions of doing evil are not worthy of defense. Both slavery and wife-beating are centuries-old traditions in America, but I'm not about to defend either of them.
Posted by Big Gary in Matagorda, Texas on 09/01 at 12:02 PM
I find the juxtaposition of intolerance interesting. The tribe's inability to allow the girls their choice in men to y'all's inability to sanction the tribe's actions!
Posted by Expat47 in Athens, Greece on 09/01 at 10:09 PM
OUR intolerance doesn't hurt anyone. Being intolerant of evil is good! In every major religion - including Islam - there is some form of the golden rule. Clearly, no one would want to be buried alive no matter how guilty they might feel - or if they did, they would need psychological help. To do such a thing is WRONG. There ARE some moral absolutes in this world, and this issue IS black and white!
Posted by Steve in Blue Hill, Maine on 09/01 at 10:19 PM
I wasn't trying to defend the actions of the Tribal Leaders. Just pointing out that as bizarre and cruel as it may seem to us, they punished a deliberate breaking of their law. (in their eyes, for the good of their people) I guess if they came to England or America and saw a burglar getting compensation for cutting his/her leg while entering someone elses window they might question our justice system as well. Just another way of looking at it )
Posted by m.meadows in UK on 09/02 at 01:17 AM
Not trying to say what they did was justified btw. Just using that as a cultural difference in laws and punishments.
Posted by m.meadows on 09/02 at 03:26 AM
Now, contrast this story with the fact that many years ago there was an Arabian woman named Khadija who chose her own husband -- Muhammed! [See "Religion of Peace? Robert Spencer asks the hard questions" (http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=OTljZmRjMGU5NGI0NDkzM2FmMzczZjljYzc4YzYzMzY=), and look for "Khadija". In fact, read the whole article -- it's a real eye-opener!]
Posted by Savinien on 09/02 at 06:54 AM
I'm pretty sure that I can be both culturally sensitive and be disgusted by this. There is no point in trying to make cold-blooded murder into something cultural.
Posted by Edgar Greenberg in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway on 09/02 at 08:17 AM
here is the Provincial Assembly Of Balochistan's contact us page.
http://www.pabalochistan.gov.pk/index.php/contactus/form/en
Don't just bitch here, make their lives a living hell (so they will go yell at him)
http://www.pabalochistan.gov.pk/index.php/contactus/form/en
Don't just bitch here, make their lives a living hell (so they will go yell at him)
Posted by Sarah Jumel in Texas on 09/02 at 03:57 PM
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