Religion of Misogyny

A Washington state man has been charged with trying to kidnap his sister in what police believe was an attempt to punish her for marrying outside her Muslim faith.

Khalil Nassar, 21, and a 24-year-old acquaintance, Antonio Cortez, were charged Wednesday with attempted kidnapping, said Robin Webb-Lakey, a Skagit County senior deputy prosecutor. Nassar also was charged with felony harassment.

Khalil Nassar's 18-year-old sister had married a Christian

The young couple relocated to Sedro-Woolley, but the woman's family continued to call her cellular phone and ask for her to return, according to Tucker's statement.

During one of these conversations, the woman taped her brother saying he would return her to her family "dead or alive," Tucker said in his affidavit.

But kidnapping is the way Muslim men express their love for the women in their family, experts tell us:

Farhat J. Ziadeh, a University of Washington professor emeritus who specializes in Islamic law, said from the Muslim perspective that Islamic law exists to ensure a continuation of the faith.

"The man is the head of the family and the children follow the man's religion and they don't want anyone to be cut off from Islam," Ziadeh said.

I guess this is what they mean by "Building a Loving Muslim Family"

Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at December 28, 2003 06:59 AM