When technology meets neo-patriarchy

Sigh.

Amman - A Jordanian man shot dead his divorced sister after seeing her photo on his friend’s camera-equipped cellphone in the latest “honour” killing in the kingdom, hospital officials said Monday.

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5 Responses to “When technology meets neo-patriarchy”

  1. 1 Mavenette

    What’s sick is that the typical sentence for men convicted of an honor killing is only 6 months and as that articles mentions the maximum is 1 year.

  2. 2 Liam

    Has anyone in Jordan seriously considered applying some gun control laws??

  3. 3 zoss

    what’s also sick is that she’s a mother; (she’s a 31yr old mother, how old would her children be?!) how ‘ucked up are you?

  4. 4 button

    I just blogged it, too, because it’s so incomprehensible.

  5. 5 candy

    This is the only thing that Jordanian can do , there lives are so empty. theythink killing is the end of the story while the truth that it’s the begining only.
    we will keep hearing such news about Hounr from Jordan. I’m on of them and i can’t stand hearing all these stupid stories.



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