You must all know that killing in the name of religion has been going on since the dawn of man. There are sick individuals who perform acts in the name of Christianity that are not written anywhere in the bible. But the point is - they still perform their act based on their warped interpretation of that particular religion. It in no way means that the religion condones the practice and those of you who are trying to turn this thread into an attack against Islam should realize that.
In this article the first paragrahp states "... in a family dispute over her choice not to wear traditional Muslim clothing...." According to the definition in Wikipedia a Muslim is an adherent (follower) of Islam (i.e.; the argument started over the teen not following Islamic clothing customs).
With that said - it does not say that the murder was premeditated or planned. If it were premeditated then in my mind that is an honour killing but if it was just a parent who went to far (not that I condone that !!) and in a fit of rage killed accidently then I would have to say, in my opinion, it was not an honour killing. It could be this father was so angry at the moment that he went too far and taking his daughters life in the name of Islam was the farthest thing from his mind.
Religious aspects aside - as the parent of a teenage girl it sickens me to think of how much this poor girl suffered and how afraid she must have been during these last traumatic moments of her life.
You must all know that killing in the name of religion has been going on since the dawn of man. There are sick individuals who perform acts in the name of Christianity that are not written anywhere in the bible. But the point is - they still perform their act based on their warped interpretation of that particular religion. It in no way means that the religion condones the practice and those of you who are trying to turn this thread into an attack against Islam should realize that.
In this article the first paragrahp states "... in a family dispute over her choice not to wear traditional Muslim clothing...." According to the definition in Wikipedia a Muslim is an adherent (follower) of Islam (i.e.; the argument started over the teen not following Islamic clothing customs).
With that said - it does not say that the murder was premeditated or planned. If it were premeditated then in my mind that is an honour killing but if it was just a parent who went to far (not that I condone that !!) and in a fit of rage killed accidently then I would have to say, in my opinion, it was not an honour killing. It could be this father was so angry at the moment that he went too far and taking his daughters life in the name of Islam was the farthest thing from his mind.
Religious aspects aside - as the parent of a teenage girl it sickens me to think of how much this poor girl suffered and how afraid she must have been during these last traumatic moments of her life.