An Iraqi immigrant father runs down his daughter with his car and calls it honor. That is not honor, writes columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. It is an act of appalling cowardice suggestive not simply of religious extremism but of a people in fear of the sexuality and independence of women. Full Story »
Posted by Dwight Rousu
This is good because it highlights the conflicts that first and second generation immigrants have always faced. Honor killing is a fact of life in several countries - we ignore it 'there'. The issue goes beyond womens' rights; it's how much of the old country culture can families hang onto in the new world, and how does the older generation handle the fact that it's role isn't the same here as there. Honor killing is an extreme case - but every new group needs to somehow resolve its own conflicts.
That said, I hope the guy gets life! Wonder what his wife thinks. The son and brother who is quoted almost seems to feel that she deserved it?