Islamic apologists in the West continue to try to convince gullible Westerners (of which there are so very many) that honor killing really has nothing whatsoever to do with Islam, and that all evidence to the contrary is just "Islamophobia." 91% of all honor killings occur among Muslims? Coincidence! Bad study! (Not that any good studies are offered in its place, mind you.) Jordan and Syria -- and now the Palestinian Authority -- have relaxed penalties for honor killings? Well, yes, but a lot of important people have spoken out against this -- well, yes, no one is listening to them, but...still!
An organization in Britain dedicated to protecting women from so-called honor crimeshas reported a massive increase in the practice, noting that Muslims and other religious minorities committed more than 3,000 such crimes in Britain in 2010.
A man who tortured and killed his wife after tying her to the bed for 17 days, was sentenced to 7 years in prison in al-Arish, northeast of Cairo, reported al-Dostour newspaper. The man tortured and killed his wife after she had hung her undergarments in an area of the house that made it visible for outsiders to see.
