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February 26, 2021
Special Dispatch No. 9197
Kuwaiti Morning Show Delves Into Honor Killings – Syrian Journalist Lin Al-Atrash: Some Girls Shame Their Families And Deserve a Beating ; Tunisian Journalist Safa Jabou: Violence Is Never The Answer
February 26, 2021
A discussion about honor killings in the Arab world aired on Alshahed TV (Kuwait) on January 31, 2021. Syrian journalist Lin Al-Atrash said that it is forbidden for a woman s family, husband, brother or father to kill her, slaughter her, and bury her alive, however, if people are talking about her family because of her and she has ruined her reputation and that of her family, then some girls deserve to be killed. She added that some cases are unacceptable in society and religion, such as when a girl returns home in the middle of the night. Al-Atrash asked: So what if we are in 2021? She continued to wonder whether girls who shame their families or boys who want to become homosexuals should be given rights.
Al-Shahed TV (Kuwait) aired a discussion about the custom of “honor killings” in the Arab world in a show that aired on January 31, 2021. Syrian journalist Lin Al-Atrash said that if people are talking about her family because of her and she has ruined her reputation and that of her family, then “some girls deserve to be killed.” She added that some cases are unacceptable in society and religion, such as when a girl has no problem to come back home in the middle of the number. Al-Atrash asked: “So what if we are in 2021?” She continued to wonder whether girls who shame their families or boys who want to become homosexuals should be given rights.