maleficent

A few years ago, I remember reading a story that absolutely horrified me... Two teenage girls in some middle-eastern country (and this reads like an urban legend, but it wasnt) were out and about and having some fun, and as teenage girls are known to do, they were flirting with some people -- good clean harmless fun.... right? Oh no.. I honestly don't remember if there was sex involved with these girls, but in most countries it wouldn't matter.


It got back to the familes what these girls were doing.... One girls family just punished her in some odd way, the other girls family did what they thought they had to do for dishonoring the family... the killed her. They drowned her in the family swimming pool. I don't believe that the family was ever charged with her murder because honor killings are well... honorable.

(there was also a Law and Order episode that was pretty similar -- pretty much based on what really happens)

It's a different way of life one I don't think that most people in Western cultures will ever understand... I hope it's changing... and by publicising these stories, ... I hope it will bring about more change.

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