Aqsa Pervez: The Casualty of Patriarchy

Beej "Hey, if you wish to live like you were surrounded by Saudi Arabian culture "

i am not sure what "saudi arabian" culture has to do with Islam. But I do know that despite all its ills, you would never find sacks full of female fetuses floating down the sewer in saudi arabia, neither is bride burning a national sport.

perhaps you hindoos need a little bit of "saudi arabian" culture, beej?

The following rule of thumb appears to be simplicity itself.

Hey, if you wish to live like you were surrounded by Saudi Arabian culture - why not live IN Saudi Arabia?

Shore.....i agree w/ ur assertion that this guy was nutts...i do have an issue when u claiming that when parents raise there kids with certain religious belief than thats 'forcing' them...when ur parents raised ur sisters with the value that its not cool to show their nipples or thighs in public...than does that mean that they were forcing them? who decides that showing thighs n nipples r a big biggg no no.....everyone has a right to raise there kids with values n morals according to thier belief system...no one has the right to force anything on an adult from an Islamic perspective...from a western perspective however when u live under my roof than u live according to my rules if u dont like em u move out

These are questions that must be asked and answered by ALL members of our communities-particularly young girls, young adult women, women and males who refuse to participate in androcentricity.

Haider,

You make some great points. Aqsa's murder had to do with the loss of power her father felt over her.
The only way he knew to regain that power was to choke her to death.

It was a hate crime and an honor killing. Hate crime because her father hated the independence she exhibited. How dare she be independent and think for herself?
Honor killing because he perceived his honor was on the line.

Thus he committed the most dishonorable of all acts. The murder of one's own progeny. Truly despicable!

The statement by the Canadian Imams is quite funny, and revealing.
Training your daughters to wear hijab earlier laughs in the face of free will regarding religion. Training your daughters is another synonym for forcing your daughters.

Yes, Make them wear the hijab at an age where they cant protest until it becomes a habit for them.

I think Hijab when forced, has less to do with purity but more to do with appearances. Oh, the people will say He is such a good Muslim father for instilling the value of Hijab in his daughter. He will fit in better with his peers at the mosque, and will be respected.