Reply #48: Question, is this a Tribal, Moslem or just a Sunni Problem? [View All]

The reason I ask is that the Shiite have the concept of Temporary Marriages (Which can be for one night), this is rejected by Sunnis. Outside of Iran, most of the world Moslems are Sunnis Not Shiite. The Shiite homeland is Iran, Eastern Iraq, the Persian Gulf States and Eastern Saudi Arabia (Through the Persian Gulf States and Saudi Arabia are ruled by Sunnis applying Sunni Law to Shiite majorities).

Thus my question is Honor Killings Moslem, or just Sunni in nature (and I will consider that it is a holdover concept from pre-Moslem and Pre-Christian Times). The stories I have read on Honor Killings are among Palestinians, Pakistanis, and Afghans (All of whom tend to be Sunnis Not Shiites).

Now I mention pre-Moslem/Pre-Christian Culture may be a factor for even among some "Christians" in the Middle-east you have the concept that the only man who can look at them are their husbands or other male relatives (and this is the quickest way for a man to get killed in those Tribes). The Afghans Honor Killings tend to be more tribal than Religious in Nature (and so do the Honor Killings in Pakistan). Please note the Pat hans live on both sides of the Pakistan-Afghanistan border and it is from the areas Controlled by the Pat hans that you hear most of the honor killing occurring. You just do not hear of it among the rest of the Moslem world (Through I have read about it among Palestinians). Now this may just be a based reporting basis, i.e. the countries themselves cover up such killings or the American Media covers it up for such countries are our allies.

As to Iran, you do hear of executions of women for adultery and other sex crimes but not Honor Killings. I suspect, given the concept of Temporary Marriages, such honor killings just do not happen in Iran (Or happen as often as such killings happen in the US). Any body read anything about this? Is Honor Killings Tribal, Moslem, Sunni or Shiite? I suspect Tribal more than religion but does anyone know one way or another?