Honor killings in Dallas? Muslim father sought in murders of young daughters

By Michelle Malkin  •  January 3, 2008 11:27 AM

In the wake of the honor killing of Aqsa Parvez, the murders in Dallas of teenagers Amina and Sarah Said have the blogosphere buzzing. Their Egyptian Muslim fugitive father is wanted for capital murder. Bryan’s been tracking here and here. Atlas Shrugs has extensive coverage. Caleb Easterwood points out a chilling detail:

The girls were well-liked and made good grades at Lewisville High School. Their father was strict and rarely let them spend time with friends. When Sarah, 17, recently met a boy at her job, she told a friend that her father would kill her if he found out.

Friends are now rethinking the way they understood that turn of phrase.

The national media, consumed with campaign coverage, hasn’t said much about the case (the Washington Times is an exception)–though, as Phyllis Chesler points out, “the hardcopy edition of the New York Times carried a story about a presumably non-Muslim honor killing in Chicago, in which a father, Subhash Chander, killed his pregnant daughter, son-in-law and 3 year-old grandson “because he disapproved of his daughter’s marriage” to a lower-caste man.”

Debbie Schlussel shares an exchange with a local reporter.

Local NBC5 has interviews with the murdered girls’ boyfriends.

Related video: Robert Spencer asks, “Why is the left silent about “honor killings?”

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  1. #101
    On January 3rd, 2008 at 6:29 pm, Mookie said:

    On January 3rd, 2008 at 6:05 pm, TXRose said:

    Thank you Mookie. I looked at Amina’s site. What really hurt was the I don’t
    want to become a memory. And now they are. At least this mother didn’t
    help hold them down while he or another male relative killed them. There has
    to be a special ring in hell for people that kill their children regardless of the
    reason. I know that I sound judgemental but at this point I am furious. All
    they did wrong was want to be like their peers and that made the mistake of
    dating outside of their religion.

    And what the hell did this bastard expect? That these girls would live lives of solitude, never interacting with their peers? That’s such an unreasonable expectation of young people. If he wanted that much control over his daughters, he should have stayed in Egypt.

    I wonder what’s going through the minds of their Muslim friends right now and if they’re wondering if they could be next.

  2. #102
    On January 3rd, 2008 at 6:43 pm, TXRose said:

    I have yet to talk to any of my Muslim friends about this because if I get a wimpy
    answer I may not give a wimpy response. I agree that if they want their daughters
    to be proper Muslim females, they should stay where the temptations are a lot
    less. I was at a middle eastern wedding and the men were all having a high old
    time while the women sat there like bumps on a log. When I asked (this was
    before I knew the ropes) why they weren’t dancing, I practically got pulled under
    the table and hidden from the men because they were afraid they would get in
    trouble for asking me to the wedding in the first place. Seems not knowing the
    rules is also a very, very, very large no-no.
    I do know one thing. It is never the man’s fault in Muslim society. If he feels lust for a woman…she caused it. If he is shamed before society….a female
    caused it. Always the woman’s fault. Stupid men can’t even see a woman’s shoulder in a sleeveless blouse without those nasty little impure thoughts.
    Naughty women!!

  3. #103
    On January 3rd, 2008 at 7:05 pm, navywife91 said:

    Just watched my local news and they mentioned the murdering of the Said girls. I almost laughed when he said “there was no known motive.”

    Ha!

  4. #104
    On January 3rd, 2008 at 7:46 pm, TXRose said:

    What channel were you watching navywife? Here, they’ve quit saying honor killing but
    keep talking about the fact that they want to be like their peers and date outside of
    their religion.

  5. #105
    On January 3rd, 2008 at 8:00 pm, navywife91 said:

    I’m in North FL and it’s not an affiliate, just local news. They didn’t even call it an honor killing. They simply said a father was being sought for the murder of his daughters in Texas. That pretty much summed it up. I can’t even find any links on their website.

  6. #106
    On January 3rd, 2008 at 8:03 pm, garyt said:

    Hi Rusty, Where in the bible did Jesus instruct His followers to kill their own children because of some sin? I think someday and not too soon that some advocates will promote post birth abortion. These muslim killings seems to be the beginning of legal post birth abortions. NOW and Amnesty seem to go along with such matters.

  7. #107
    On January 3rd, 2008 at 9:29 pm, rightisright said:

    What a bunch sick ba$tard$…chicken $hit$ hide behind their masks and don’t even know where a table clothe belongs…welcome to the 6th century.

  8. #108
    On January 3rd, 2008 at 10:03 pm, Leatherneck said:

    Check the local Mosque.

  9. #109
    On January 3rd, 2008 at 10:10 pm, Turbodog said:

    where is CAIR?

  10. #110
    On January 3rd, 2008 at 11:05 pm, TXRose said:

    The girls had tried to tell several authority figures that they were afraid of their
    father and they and the mother had left their father, but returned last week. He
    probably promised to change. If you remember, Aqsa came back because her
    parents said they could not sleep with her away from home and killed her when
    she returned.
    This seems to be the pattern. When they try to get away, they are lured back into
    danger by their killers.
    Where are shelters for these females?

  11. #112
    On January 4th, 2008 at 11:08 am, Leatherneck said:

    TXRose,

    Shelter is inside the Mosque.

  12. #115
    On January 4th, 2008 at 12:01 pm, TXRose said:

    Our Fox affliate and the son (not being called girls brother) keep saying it was
    not religious, but that he killed them because they were dating outside their
    religion. You can’t have it both ways. Outside their religion = religious. The
    Mother is an American and therefore did not help him kill the girls as so many
    middle eastern Mothers do.

  13. #116
    On January 4th, 2008 at 2:25 pm, supersean said:

    Well.. I think that this is a sick and sad story. As a father with 2 daughters, I cannot imagine the mentality that anyone has to do such an act.

    Now as to the piling on here and for those who state that “Islam is evil” “Islam cannot exist in a democracy” When Christians do a similar thing it is different” I say shame on you.

    As a Catholic I have my beliefs and share these beliefs with my friends and family I also am open to the beliefs of my friends of Jewish, Hindu, Muslim and other faiths. While I may not share in their beliefs, I would fight for their right to practice in our country.

    Extremism is present in all faiths and for some to say that our faith is better because we react to our extremism differently is hiding behind a crutch.

    I say that we need to act righteous and speak out and fight against extremism of all faiths.

  14. #117
    On January 4th, 2008 at 4:17 pm, warden said:

    supersean,
    As a person ignorant of the tenets and history of islam, it’s funny that you would cast shame on those who have taken the time to study this cult of death and warn others of the danger in appeasing it.

  15. #118
    On January 5th, 2008 at 8:39 pm, Dandapani said:

    If you dig deeper, the killing in Chicago by the Hindu man wasn’t an honor killing. He made up that story at booking. The family is saying that everyone, including the father, was happy about the wedding. The father was an abusive drunk and exhorted money from the son-in-law and apparently set the apartment on fire in retaliation over some dispute. So get your facts straight before making claims as we demand the MSM do.

  16. #122
    On January 10th, 2008 at 12:45 am, supersean said:

    warden,

    Labeling me as ignorant without knowing my background is what would meet the definition of ignorant.

    If you are a scholar of history, you can reflect on those who have used the Christian and Catholic faiths to justify horrendous acts.

    It is a fact that Islamic extremism is a growing threat and a threat that must be neutralized with force (not by Dr. Phil). But this extremism is a reflection of a minority of those who practice the faith of Islam.

  17. #123
    On January 21st, 2008 at 5:38 am, warden said:

    supersean,
    I’ve gone ahead and done some research for you. It wasn’t hard.

    ig·no·rant –adjective
    lacking knowledge or information as to a particular subject or fact: ignorant of quantum physics.
    uninformed; unaware.
    due to or showing lack of knowledge or training: an ignorant statement.

    I wasn’t labeling you. I was merely stating that your moral relativism shows your lack of understanding of the greatest threat of our time: Appeasement

  18. #124
    On January 26th, 2008 at 2:55 am, macerenn said:

    I really hate to hear otherwise intelligent people say these like “most muslims are peaceful” and “it is a small minority of muslims that do these things.” That’s like saying “most Christians don’t really believe in Jesus”, or “it’s a small minority of Americans that would actually defend, unto death, their way of life.” None of those statements are true. When Muslims kill infidels, little old Muslim ladies dance in the streets in their Burkhas. Cab drivers and convenience store clerks smile and laugh and high-five when a terrorist blows up an infidel’s World Trade Center or passenger Airliner(s). Get with it. These people animals are the enemy. All of them. THey made themselves our enemy from the very inception of Islam, and their Koran clearly states that they must not stop fighting until the entire world has been subjugated. Period. Of course they lie and claim to be peaceful. They ARE peaceful (NOT), once you submit. Their beliefs are not compatible with freedom and capitalism. Period. And believe me, no matter how “peaceful” they are, when it comes time to choose sides, you know where they stand. Where do YOU stand?

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