From couple of days ago in Upper Egypt , in Asuit a Muslim man shot two Christians killing one of them , of course some news agencies and websites portrayed it as a sectarian crime where as it is an honor crime that could happen anywhere in a society like the society in upper Egypt.
It turned out that the son’s of the victim raped the daughter of the murderer and filmed the raped ; after that he distributed the film through Bluetooth in the village , simply he asked for that to happen , I do not know what was in his sick mind but the reaction of the father was an expected natural reaction of an Upper Egyptian where honor is above all.
I do not have to swear that these murders would happen either ways if that boy were Muslim or that father were Christian. This is Upper Egypt where Muslim families kill each other and Christian families kill each other in some stupid tribal wars for decades where police, law, religion institutions can’t stop them.
It will be turned in to a sectarian crime if it is enlarged more and more out of its context.
I would possibly say "Crime of Passion", but I hate the word "Honour Crime", as Honour is always on the female.
ReplyDeleteAllah takes care of his own, and I would pray that this would never happen to anyone,and if it happened in my family, it would be devastating for sure. It could happen anywhere in society.
I just hope that the girl doesn't have to keep re-paying for a crime she did not commit, because we know that shame follows women in a way that it does not follow men. Just my opinion.
@Salama , I fear on the girl too
ReplyDeletebut I have to disagree on crime of passion , according to the report I read he raped the girl, they did not have sex based on a forbidden love like that incident where a Christian girl escaped her family claiming she was abducted by a group of Muslims who raped and stole her where as she spent the night with her Christian lover who stole her.
Of course this stupid girl did not know she would be medically examined !!
What bugs is that we turning these crimes of passion and honor crimes as sectarian crimes
I am afraid the situation is becoming more than just an honor crime.
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