Not happy: crying at my keyboard
How can I protect each of you, my loved ones, from the horror that is in these video clips? Can I hide your eyes, can I shelter your awareness? This would not be "protection," for the evil in these videos would still exist, would still threaten the peace of your sleep. It might even threaten your own security.
No, while this evil exists in the world, you cannot be truly safe from it. So I will not hide your eyes, will not help you pretend it doesn't exist.
I will fight it, and I'll fight it for you: all of you, anyone who is near enough to me to read this. I cannot watch the videos myself; I only watched one, but I've downloaded them all and hosted them on my own server to ensure that you can be aware of it, that you can cry with me, that you can be afraid with me, and you can be motivated to fight with me... until this evil is gone from the face of the planet.
Video Captures Stoning of Kurdish Teenage Girl
[From Assyrian International News Agency]
Mosul, Iraq -- According to the Kurdish website Jebar.info up to 1000 men from the Yezidi Kurdish community of Mosul killed a teenager who's only crime was running away to marry a Muslim man whom she loved and converting to his religion.
For four months the girl had been given shelter by a local Muslim Sheik. It was reported that in the last few days her family persuaded her to return home, convincing her that she had been forgiven by her parents and relatives for her mistake.
In a short mobile video clip which appears to have been taken by locals at seen of the murder, the girl is seen being ambushed on her way home by a group of up to 1000 men who were waiting for her to return; the men killed her in the most brutal way possible, by throwing large stones on her head. The following clips show that while she is alive and crying for help she is taunted and kicked in her stomach until someone finishes her off by throwing a large stone on her face.
Warning: the following videos (RealPlayer) show graphic and disturbing images:
From the clips it appears that the girl was first stripped naked to symbolize that she had dishonored her family and her Yezidi religion. She is lying on the road naked while her smashed face is covered with blood and still breathing.
According to the website and footage from the clip a number of armed local police officers were present who in fact helped the crowd to kill the woman rather than preventing the crime. Sometime later the Iraqi army arrived at the scene and refused anyone entry, including the press.
Killing women for reasons of honor, shame and religion does happens in regions of Kurdistan and Iraq. The above incidents are not uncommon in some of the deeply religious and traditional communities. For long violence against women has been commonly used as a political and religious weapon and as a means of social control.
By Kameel Ahmady, Mina Rojdar
www.Kurdishaspect.com
No, while this evil exists in the world, you cannot be truly safe from it. So I will not hide your eyes, will not help you pretend it doesn't exist.
I will fight it, and I'll fight it for you: all of you, anyone who is near enough to me to read this. I cannot watch the videos myself; I only watched one, but I've downloaded them all and hosted them on my own server to ensure that you can be aware of it, that you can cry with me, that you can be afraid with me, and you can be motivated to fight with me... until this evil is gone from the face of the planet.
Video Captures Stoning of Kurdish Teenage Girl
[From Assyrian International News Agency]
Mosul, Iraq -- According to the Kurdish website Jebar.info up to 1000 men from the Yezidi Kurdish community of Mosul killed a teenager who's only crime was running away to marry a Muslim man whom she loved and converting to his religion.
For four months the girl had been given shelter by a local Muslim Sheik. It was reported that in the last few days her family persuaded her to return home, convincing her that she had been forgiven by her parents and relatives for her mistake.
In a short mobile video clip which appears to have been taken by locals at seen of the murder, the girl is seen being ambushed on her way home by a group of up to 1000 men who were waiting for her to return; the men killed her in the most brutal way possible, by throwing large stones on her head. The following clips show that while she is alive and crying for help she is taunted and kicked in her stomach until someone finishes her off by throwing a large stone on her face.
Warning: the following videos (RealPlayer) show graphic and disturbing images:
- video 1 [Second link to ensure permanence]
- video 2 [Second link to ensure permanence]
- video 3 [Second link to ensure permanence]
- video 4 [Second link to ensure permanence]
- video 5 [Second link to ensure permanence]
- video 6 [Second link to ensure permanence]
From the clips it appears that the girl was first stripped naked to symbolize that she had dishonored her family and her Yezidi religion. She is lying on the road naked while her smashed face is covered with blood and still breathing.
According to the website and footage from the clip a number of armed local police officers were present who in fact helped the crowd to kill the woman rather than preventing the crime. Sometime later the Iraqi army arrived at the scene and refused anyone entry, including the press.
Killing women for reasons of honor, shame and religion does happens in regions of Kurdistan and Iraq. The above incidents are not uncommon in some of the deeply religious and traditional communities. For long violence against women has been commonly used as a political and religious weapon and as a means of social control.
By Kameel Ahmady, Mina Rojdar
www.Kurdishaspect.com