Afshan Azad, who played Padma Patil in three of the Harry Potter movies, can now breath a little easier. Her brother had tried to strangle her, all due to that age-old Islamic tradition of "Honor Killing". You see, she was dating a Hindu boy, and that is just not done in Islam. Her family had tried to spirit her back to Bangladesh for an arranged marriage but she would have none of that. So in order to follow the example of Muhammad as the "al-insan al-kamil" or perfect man she needed to be taught a lesson.
We are seeing more of this in the West, another example of non-Muslims conforming to Muslim norms instead of the other way around. Ms. Azad is part of a long line of abused Muslim women, and I am sure Western feminists will rally around her and do what they can for other young women in Islam who are intended victims of "Honor Killings"
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From The Telegraph Jan 21
She was punched, dragged around by her hair and strangled by her brother Ashraf Azad, 28, who threatened to kill her after he caught her talking on the phone to her Hindu boyfriend on May 21 last year, the court was told.
During the row at the family home in Longsight, Manchester, which also involved her mother and father, she was branded a ''slag'' and a ''prostitute'' and told: ''Marry a Muslim or you die!''
The actress, who now lives in London, had pleaded for leniency from the court, begging the judge not to jail her older brother.
Stockholm Syndrome?
But Judge Roger Thomas QC sent him to prison for six months after he pleaded guilty to the assault.
''This persistent attack was accompanied by serious and very hurtful abuse and threats,'' he told the defendant.
''It must have been a miserable and frightening experience for your sister which, she suggested, lasted for about three hours or so.
''The background to this offence lies in the concern that you, and perhaps other family members, had about Afshan's relationship with a young man who was not of the Islamic faith.''
And that, ladies and gentlemen is where the problem lies. "A young man who was not of the Islamic faith" As long as Islam maintains that this kind of behavior is prohibited, we will see more young victims.
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We are seeing more of this in the West, another example of non-Muslims conforming to Muslim norms instead of the other way around. Ms. Azad is part of a long line of abused Muslim women, and I am sure Western feminists will rally around her and do what they can for other young women in Islam who are intended victims of "Honor Killings"
Hello? Anybody??
From The Telegraph Jan 21
Brother of Harry Potter star jailed for attacking her
Afshan Azad, 21, who played Padma Patil, a classmate of the teenage wizard, in the blockbuster Hollywood films based on JK Rowling's children's books, feared for her life during the three-hour ordeal, Manchester Crown Court heard.
She was punched, dragged around by her hair and strangled by her brother Ashraf Azad, 28, who threatened to kill her after he caught her talking on the phone to her Hindu boyfriend on May 21 last year, the court was told.
During the row at the family home in Longsight, Manchester, which also involved her mother and father, she was branded a ''slag'' and a ''prostitute'' and told: ''Marry a Muslim or you die!''
The actress, who now lives in London, had pleaded for leniency from the court, begging the judge not to jail her older brother.
Stockholm Syndrome?
But Judge Roger Thomas QC sent him to prison for six months after he pleaded guilty to the assault.
''This persistent attack was accompanied by serious and very hurtful abuse and threats,'' he told the defendant.
''It must have been a miserable and frightening experience for your sister which, she suggested, lasted for about three hours or so.
''The background to this offence lies in the concern that you, and perhaps other family members, had about Afshan's relationship with a young man who was not of the Islamic faith.''
And that, ladies and gentlemen is where the problem lies. "A young man who was not of the Islamic faith" As long as Islam maintains that this kind of behavior is prohibited, we will see more young victims.
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