Comments on: Honor Killings: Miscellaneous Notes http://www.zackvision.com/weblog/2003/02/honor-killings-2/ The art of keeping up with yesterday's blogging Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:08:51 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: no http://www.zackvision.com/weblog/2003/02/honor-killings-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4661 no Sun, 09 Apr 2006 21:36:57 +0000 http://www.zackvision.com/?p=110#comment-4661 <p>no</p> no

]]> By: Procrastination http://www.zackvision.com/weblog/2003/02/honor-killings-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4663 Procrastination Thu, 30 Mar 2006 04:21:11 +0000 http://www.zackvision.com/?p=110#comment-4663 <strong>Culture and Real Islam</strong> What is to blame? Islam or culture? Can they even be separated? Islam is what is practiced by Muslims and this varies by time, place and context. Culture and Real Islam

What is to blame? Islam or culture? Can they even be separated? Islam is what is practiced by Muslims and this varies by time, place and context.

]]> By: Winds of Change.NET http://www.zackvision.com/weblog/2003/02/honor-killings-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4662 Winds of Change.NET Sun, 30 Oct 2005 02:11:52 +0000 http://www.zackvision.com/?p=110#comment-4662 <strong>Observation & Understanding: Zack Ajmal</strong> Zack Ajmal with some thoughtful, honest and well-researched posts on "honour killings" in Islamic societies. Observation & Understanding: Zack Ajmal

Zack Ajmal with some thoughtful, honest and well-researched posts on “honour killings” in Islamic societies.

]]> By: razib http://www.zackvision.com/weblog/2003/02/honor-killings-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4660 razib Fri, 07 Feb 2003 23:46:00 +0000 http://www.zackvision.com/?p=110#comment-4660 <p>well-it seems that many of the “honor killing” cultures were patriarchal to start out with. but when they made the transition from pagan to monotheist, they froze a variety of their social norms and mores, and imbued them with religious significance (right, or wrongly). i also thing that the clear and systematic nature of sharia tends to allow the indigenous patriarchy to leverage itself well beyond its natural state.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> historically for instance, muhammed and islam helped abolish infanticide and codified the rights of women in the arabian peninsula. great. but how many powerful women like khadija or the female poets of pagan arab tradition do you have after islam? sometimes the world is zero-sum-in creating a floor to human barbarity, islam also fixed the ceiling for female achievment.<br /></p> well-it seems that many of the “honor killing” cultures were patriarchal to start out with. but when they made the transition from pagan to monotheist, they froze a variety of their social norms and mores, and imbued them with religious significance (right, or wrongly). i also thing that the clear and systematic nature of sharia tends to allow the indigenous patriarchy to leverage itself well beyond its natural state.

historically for instance, muhammed and islam helped abolish infanticide and codified the rights of women in the arabian peninsula. great. but how many powerful women like khadija or the female poets of pagan arab tradition do you have after islam? sometimes the world is zero-sum-in creating a floor to human barbarity, islam also fixed the ceiling for female achievment.

]]>