DRAFT 2, JUNE 29, 2014, 2:18 PM, PDT. SUBJECT: THE UNEXAMINED - TopicsExpress

DRAFT 2, JUNE 29, 2014, 2:18 PM, PDT. SUBJECT: THE UNEXAMINED [religious, cultural, tribal, personal] LIFE IS NOT WORTH LIVING. Socrates, 440 B.C. REFERENCE: IGNOBLE MUSLIM AND ITALIAN HONOR MURDERS. cnn/2014/06/28/world/asia/pakistan-honor-murders/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 Pakistani newlyweds DECAPITATED by brides family in honor killing By Shelby Lin Erdman, CNN updated 11:54 AM EDT, Sun June 29, 2014 On Thursday, the brides father and uncles lured the couple back to the village of Satrah in Punjab province, where Ahsanullah said the pair were tied up and then DECAPITATED!??! Despite the fact that there were no outside witnesses, family members turned themselves in to police and are now jailed in the Sialkot district of Punjab, Ahsanulluh said. Outrage over honor killings in Pakistan Human rights activist speaks on violence Getting away with murder in Pakistan Fighting honor killings in Muslim world Such killings often originate from tribal traditions in Pakistan and usually happen in rural areas. Human rights activists said bystanders, including police, dont often interfere because the killings are considered to be family matters. According to the United Nations, some 5,000 women are murdered by family members in honor killings every year. However, womens advocacy groups believe the crime is underreported and that the actual death toll from this all too common crime is actually much higher. (puke)(puke)(devil)