Thursday, May 19, 2011

Vile West Bank `honor killing' brings tougher law

Palestinian Fatma Baradiya, mother of AyaSURIF, West Bank – A 20-year-old Palestinian woman who was thrown into a well and left to die in the name of "family honor" has not become just another statistic in one of the Middle East's most shameful practices. The killing of Aya Baradiya — by an uncle who didn't like a potential suitor — sparked such outrage that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas

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