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Wednesday
Apr272005

When technology meets neo-patriarchy

By AuthorIssandr El Amrani |
Sigh.

Amman - A Jordanian man shot dead his divorced sister after seeing her photo on his friend's camera-equipped cellphone in the latest "honour" killing in the kingdom, hospital officials said Monday.
DateApril 27, 2005 at 6:48 PM Comment5 Comments

Reader Comments (5)

What's sick is that the typical sentence for men convicted of an honor killing is only 6 months and as that articles mentions the maximum is 1 year.

Apr 27, 2005 at 7:32 PM | Unregistered CommenterMavenette

Has anyone in Jordan seriously considered applying some gun control laws??

Apr 27, 2005 at 7:55 PM | Unregistered CommenterLiam

what's also sick is that she's a mother; (she's a 31yr old mother, how old would her children be?!) how 'ucked up are you?

Apr 27, 2005 at 8:33 PM | Unregistered Commenterzoss

I just blogged it, too, because it's so incomprehensible.

Apr 28, 2005 at 1:16 PM | Unregistered Commenterbutton

This is the only thing that Jordanian can do , there lives are so empty. theythink killing is the end of the story while the truth that it's the begining only.
we will keep hearing such news about Hounr from Jordan. I'm on of them and i can't stand hearing all these stupid stories.

Oct 23, 2005 at 1:48 PM | Unregistered Commentercandy

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