Honour Killings

A new page, on a sombre topic. When women resist male dominance or the adherence to male norms, in some cultures they are sometimes murdered in the name of family 'honour', a practice almost universally condemned. The UN estimates that 5000 such murders occur annually. "Honour Killings" by Vexen Crabtree

The contents menu is:

1. Example Events That Led to an Honour Killing
2. Terrible Symptoms of Unfettered Male Culture
3. Which Countries are Susceptible
   1. Pakistan
   2. India
   3. Turkey
   4. Syria
   5. Afghanistan, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon
   6. Europe (Historically in strict Catholic places, but now uncommon, and exclusively in immigrant communities)

Violent Extremism in Hinduism

Hindu violent extremism is a serious problem, especially in north India; there are thousands of attacks against religious minorities every year. It has become "an impediment to... human rights". Reactions by victims stimulates Hindu mobs to enact further attacks. For example, when the Babri Masjid mosque was destroyed by Hindu activists in 1992, thousands of protesting Muslims lost their lives in a very one-sided series of mob fights. And over Christmas 2007 in one state, a hundred churches were damaged and 700 Christian homes destroyed. Complicit are political parties that use race and religion to divide people and stoke hatred; especially the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Shiv Sena. Section #3 lists some of the worst cases of mob violence. Link: http://www.humanreligions.info/hindu_extremism.html.