[ozmidwifery] Fw: At least 31 Palestinian women murdered in 'honor killings' in 2002

[Robyn J Aulmann]

This is the 'norm' in some of the Muslem countries for  treatment of Women- often used by the Male element to get a new wife! The Children if any suffer as well- often if under 9 dying through neglect  of care or starving to death.  where I lived Child mortality was 1 in 5 under 5- usually only toddlers or younger! Sometimes it is 'acid' or 'hot oil' to mame or disfigure usually because of the health situation ------resulting in Painful and Prolong suffering to death and other times it is an assins bullet or a kniffing frenzy and --------sudden death. The poor women are often the innocent party.  Perception and Male jealousy!!!!!!!!     Re the Anti Terrist info- although I haven't seen it in my mail I hope you all digest it as I fear that we might need it in the near future in some sections of the community-------- SORRY to be a Pessimist----- Or a reverse optimist- after living and touring in the Middle Asian world it can happen here as easy as it happened in Bali! or New York! A bomb in  an aafrican country or a European hotel targetting the Americans or Australians or just to make a point cause ""they [ some terrorist element] CAN!!!!!!!!! My friends in USA are very weary of crowds and crowded places and a Pakistani friend who was looking at the towers At Morning tea at WHO building WATCHED IN HORROR she still can not come to grips with nightmares! Be aware! Robyn Aulmann RM ----- Original Message ----- From: Aviva Sheb'a To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 10:43 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Fw: At least 31 Palestinian women murdered in 'honor killings' in 2002   Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 2:25 PM Subject: At least 31 Palestinian women murdered in 'honor killings' in 2002 At least 31 Palestinian women murdered in 'honor killings' in 2002 Jerusalem Post ^ | Feb. 6, 2003 | Khaled Abu Toameh By KHALED ABU TOAMEH At least 31 Palestinian women have been murdered in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in 2002 in what is known as "honor killings", where a female is executed by a male member of her family for perceived misuse of her sexuality. Most of the victims were under the age of 18 and some had been sexually abused or raped by male relatives, according to statistics released by Palestinian police Thursday. The latest murder was perpetrated earlier this week when a woman from a village near Ramallah strangled to death her 17-year-old daughter for staying away from home for a few days. The mother has been arrested, but her family is employing heavy pressure on the Palestinian Authority to release her "so she can attend to her other children." "It's a very serious problem," said Dr. Azmi Shuaibi, member of the Legal Committee of the Palestinian Legislative Council. "The entire society bears the responsibility in combating this phenomenon. The first step should be to recognize that the problem e" Shuaibi said he planned to hold a special session of the Legal committee to discuss the issue of "honor killings" to pave the way for a PLC meeting that would discuss violence against women. Maisoun Wahidi, a senior official with the PA's Ministry of Social Welfare, said "honor killings' constitute a very serious threat to Palestinian society. "Most of the victims are adolescent girls who were sexually abused or raped by members of their families and later killed for bringing shame," she explained. Wahidi said the ministry was working toward opening shelters for battered women and victims of sexual abuse. The deputy commander of the Ramallah and al Bireh police, Abdel Karim Abu Rabi, revealed that there has been a significant rise in cases of violence against women over the past few months in comparison with 2002. In 2002, he said, his station received 31 complaints related to the use of violence against women, including one murder case. By contrast, police have dealt with 8 similar complaints since the beginning of this year. According to figures released by women organizations, there has also been a significant rise in the number of cases of incest in Palestinian society. One of the women groups reported more than 400 cases in the West Bank during 2002.   ---   Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.449 / Virus Database: 251 - Release Date: 27/01/03