Comments on: Geller, Opposing Lawyer Claim Victory in Defamation Suit

By: Shadow Wolf

Shadow Wolf — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:26:07 +0000

Okay..OK Ruslan! You made your point. Thanks for the clarification.

By: Ruslan Amirkhanov

Ruslan Amirkhanov — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:47:37 +0000

One killing? That’s all? That is also not specifically what an honor killing is, You see in places with feudal type relations, where dowries are involved, a family arranges a marriage and they expect to get some decent money for their daughter. According to Islam, this is actually forbidden; a husband is to give a gift to the wife herself, not her family. But in the reality of places with such relations(for example Eastern Turkey), it doesn’t work that way. Obviously the parents want to choose a husband whose family can offer a healthy sum. If a woman does not marry that man, they lose out. That is the main reason for honor killings. The same practice occurs among non-Muslim peoples, and has even occurred among Christians in various places, such as Albania prior to the Communist revolution.

By: Shadow Wolf

Shadow Wolf — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 18:44:04 +0000

Not quite “non-existent” according to this most recent case of “honor killings”:

http://articles.cnn.com/2009-1.....s=PM:CRIME

An Iraqi father runs down his daughter and her friend here in AZ. Because according to him, they have become–”too westernized”.

By: CM

CM — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 14:39:26 +0000

Bottom line: Taking the offending posts off her blog is at least a tacit admission by Geller that she had made accusations she could not back up with real evidence. I wonder how many more of her outrageous claims she would have to drop if she were somehow forced to provide proof.

By: Ruslan Amirkhanov

Ruslan Amirkhanov — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 01:21:11 +0000

Honor killings in the US, by any religion, are rare enough to be called non-existent. The US doesn’t have feudal relations and blood codes…yet.

By: Shadow Wolf

Shadow Wolf — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 22:19:35 +0000

Damn, I really typed up my first post way too fast, hence the typos. Mr. Armirkhanov, you’re probably right. Both religions are oppressive at one point or another. This is why I belong to neither religion. Then again, “Honor Killings” by Christians in the U.S. is rarely or virtually unheard of. Instead, they are generally interpreted as murders, sometimes in the first degree. If the husband commits a murder on his significant other. But it does not mean its an “Honor Killing”. Its murder.

By: Ruslan Amirkhanov

Ruslan Amirkhanov — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 20:51:16 +0000

Honor killings have nothing to do with Sharia, nor are they exclusive to Islam. They have existed among Christian societies as well. Honor killings are tied to feudal relations and particularly relations in places were there isn’t a strong state or rule-of-law.

By: Shadow Wolf

Shadow Wolf — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 16:28:34 +0000

Well, in any case, I wish Rifga Bary good luck on her new path into adulthood, and the responsibilities that come with it. Sharia law is brutal beyond belief, where “honor killings” of a blood relative(female siblings) is permitted in such households, that follows these savage laws. Bary does not deserve to die regardless of what she believes in. I think she should follow her heart and lead a productive life, without worrying what her father will do to her. Because in this country, she has right. And that’s what living in a country with Democracy is all about.