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Shafia Father Takes First Step In Appealing Murder Verdict

CBC | Posted 04.04.2012 | Canada
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A man convicted of killing his three daughters and first wife has filed his intention to appeal. It's Mohammed Shafia's first...

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How to Honour the Victims of "Honour Killings"

Ayaan Hirsi Ali | Posted 04.01.2012 | Canada
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali

The verdict in the Shafia case exemplifies the ability of Western legal systems to provide justice to victims of honour killings. If anything positive can come from the Shafia verdict, let it be that law enforcement throughout North America takes the time to educate themselves about honour violence.

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Don't Let Political Correctness Kill "Honour Killings"

Supriya Dwivedi | Posted 03.31.2012 | Canada Politics
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Supriya Dwivedi

Canadians are often uncomfortable labeling premeditated murders "honour killings" under the guise of political correctness. Let us take off our multicultural goggles and see honour killings for what they are: culturally motivated, violent crimes committed against women that have no place in a civilized society.

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The Shafia Women: Killed By Double Standards

Farzana Hassan | Posted 03.31.2012 | Canada Politics
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Farzana Hassan

The Shafia trial exposed a cultural pathology that needs a closer and unbiased examination. The men in Muslim families are rarely subjected to the kinds of constraints their female relatives endure. It is mostly when the conduct of the women is perceived as dishonourable that matters worsen.

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Jury Enters Second Full Day Of Deliberations

CP | Allison Jones, The Canadian Press | Posted 03.29.2012 | Canada
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UPDATE: The jury has reached a verdict. FULL STORY HERE. This is a developing story. Follow the link for all updates. KINGSTON, Ont. - A jury i...

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Closing Arguments Over In Shafia Trial

CP | Allison Jones, The Canadian Press | Posted 01.26.2012 | Canada
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KINGSTON, Ont. - The evidence against three people accused of killing half their family over honour is "irrefutable," a Crown attorney told the jury i...

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Lawyer: A Murder Staged To Look Like An Accident

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 01.26.2012 | Canada
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UPDATE: Closing arguments at the Shafia trial have been delayed to a security issue, according to reporters at the courthouse in Kingston. "Strang...

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Last Day To Convince The Jury

CP | Allison Jones, The Canadian Press | Posted 01.28.2012 | Canada
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KINGSTON, Ont. - A young man accused of killing his three sisters and the first of his father's two wives is only guilty of being "stupid" and "morall...

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Tooba Yahya Reveals What Caused Husband's Anger

CP | Allison Jones, The Canadian Press | Posted 01.11.2012 | Canada
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KINGSTON, Ont. - A woman accused of killing her three daughters and her husband's other wife over family honour indicated Wednesday she believes her e...

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Shafia Mom At Honour Killing Trial: 'I Lied' To Police

CBC | Posted 01.12.2012 | Canada
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The Montreal mother accused of the first-degree murder of her three daughters and her husband's first wife testified Tuesday morning in f...

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"A Man's Honour Lies Between the Legs of a Woman"

Tarek Fatah | Posted 02.06.2012 | Canada
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Tarek Fatah

Self-anointed leaders of Muslim organizations had a great opportunity to come clean about the links between honour crimes and Sharia law, but instead, they tried to deflect attention and spin-doctor the truth.

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