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April 26th,
2007 - A Kurdish Yazidi Teenager was Stoned to Death |
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A Kurdish
Yazidi Teenager was Stoned to Death By Kameel Ahmady Kurd Net April 26, 2007 According to a Kurdish
website Jebar.info up to 1000 men from Yezidi Kurdish community of MOSUL city
killed a deserted (run away) teenager who’s only crime was running away and
marry a Muslim man who she loved and later converted to his religious. Since four months ago the
girl had been given shelter by local Muslim Sheik. It was reported that in
the last few days her family persuaded her to return back home convincing her
that she had been forgiven by her parents and relatives for her mistake. In a short mobile video clip
which appears to have been taken by locals at seen of the murder, the girl is
seen being ambushed on her way home by a group of up to 1000 men who were
waiting for her to return and killed her in the most brutal way possible, by
throwing large stones on her head. The following clips show
that while she is alive and crying for help she is taunted and kicked in her
stomach until someone finishes her off by throwing a large stone on her face. From the clips it appears
that the girl was first stripped naked to symbolise that she had dishonoured
her family and her Yezidi religion. She is lying on the road
naked while her smashed face is covered with blood and still breathing. According to the website and
footage from the clip a number of armed local police officers were present
who in fact helped the crowd to kill the woman rather than preventing the
crime. Sometime later the Iraqi
army arrived at the scene and refused anyone entry including the press. Killing women for reasons of
honour, shame and religion dose happens in regions of Kurdistan and Iraq. The
above incidents are not uncommon in some of the deeply religious and
traditional communities. For long violence against
women is commonly used as a political and religious weapon and as a means of
social control. There is no honour in
murder. External link: http://www.ekurd.net/mismas/articles/misc2007/4/kurdlocal343.htm |