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Dude, My Dad Is Here…

February 25th, 2011
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…at the welfare office,” a 20-year-old woman named Noor al-Maleki texted a friend on Oct. 20, 2009

noor-al-malekiOn Feb. 22, Faleh al-Maleki was convicted of killing his daughter, committing aggravated assault against Khalaf and leaving the scene of a crime. His defense attorney argued that he had intended to spit on Khalaf and accidentally ran over the two women

“Some families think that the women of the family represent their reputation… If a woman has committed a violation in their point of view, they believe if they kill her, they have ended the shame. Blood cleanses honor.”

Chilling.

h/t to Ayaan Hirsi Ali via Facebook

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