So, what's a Sunday without a little reminder of how messed up anyone under the spell of Islam truly is?
Well, from this report at the Herald Sun, Muslim mothers in northern India have been charged with murdering their own daughters because they eloped with Hindu men - the mothers are accused of strangling the daughters to death:
WO Muslim mothers in a northern Indian town have been arrested on accusations they killed their daughters for dishonouring the family by eloping with Hindu men, police said.
Newlyweds Zahida, 19, and Husna, 26, were strangled when they returned home after marrying men of their own choosing, police officer Anil Kumar Kusan said.
Marriages between Hindus and Muslims are rare in India and are frowned upon by both communities, although there are more instances of inter-religious marriages among the educated urban population.
Across India, many marriages are still arranged by families.
Like I've said many times here, what goes through the mind of one of these parents that commits an honor killing? Imagine one of these mothers, her hands wrapped around her daughter's neck...squeezing and twisting ...as she looks into the eyes of the girl she gave life to...looking up at her...dying.
I know all of you cannot imagine it. I know I don't want to.
Mothers accused of honour killings
WO Muslim mothers in a northern Indian town have been arrested on accusations they killed their daughters for dishonouring the family by eloping with Hindu men, police said.
Newlyweds Zahida, 19, and Husna, 26, were strangled when they returned home after marrying men of their own choosing, police officer Anil Kumar Kusan said.
Marriages between Hindus and Muslims are rare in India and are frowned upon by both communities, although there are more instances of inter-religious marriages among the educated urban population.
Across India, many marriages are still arranged by families.
But with the booming economy and more women entering the workforce, such traditions are slowly giving way to love matches.
Centuries-old caste and community barriers still come into play, however, and there has been a spurt in "honour killings" in recent years across northern India.
Zahida and Husna were neighbours in Baghpat, a town in Uttar Pradesh state, when they fell in love with two construction workers.
They eloped and got married last week before returning home to make peace with their families, Kusan said.
The girls belonged to Muslim families and their mothers, both widows, were furious, Kusan said.
Initial investigations showed the mothers helped each other to strangle the girls.
The mothers were unrepentant, saying the girls had brought shame and dishonour to their families, police said.
Earlier this week, India's Supreme Court recommended the death penalty for perpetrators of honour killings, calling the practice barbaric and feudal.
Most victims of such killings were young adults who fell in love or married against their families' wishes. In some cases, village councils ordered the murder of couples who married inside their clan or outside their caste or religion.
While there are no official figures, an independent study found about 900 people were killed each year for defying their elders.
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