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Tip:
At long last, the report from Gerard Bouchard and Charles Taylor on reasonable accommodation in Quebec has been released, and provides a wealth of story ideas for reporters covering religion in Canada. For an abridged pdf of the full report, check out this webpage for "Building the Future: A Time for Reconciliation". Bear in mind that the Commission was launched out of concerns in Quebec over Muslim headscarves, Sikh kirpans, and the possibility of sharia law coming to Canada….so the implications of accommodating religious practices, values, traditions and rights are analyzed within the framework of Canadian society and national values. Here is the website:
http://www.accommodements.qc.ca
Article Details
Article Added On: January 08, 2005 - over 3 years ago
Title: Honour killing law implemented in Pakistan
Author: Mayumi Futamura
Publication Date: January 01, 2005 - over 3 years ago
Faith Groups:
Other
Themes:
religion and violence
Abstract: Pakistan\'s president Pervez Musharraf has approved a bill amending the criminal code of Pakistan to make honor killings a capital offense. In Pakistan, more than 1,000 women are killed every year under the name of honour killing. Meanwhile, honour killings have made headlines in the British media as British police last month reopened more than 100 murder investigations of Asian women in the country.
Pakistan\'s president Pervez Musharraf has approved a bill amending the criminal code of Pakistan to make honor killings a capital offense, several English media outlets in India and Pakistan reported on Jan. 5 and 6. The bill would also help stop the misuse of the Blasphemy Law and Hudood Ordinance, which criminalizes consensual extramarital sex.
One of India\'s English newspapers the Tribune reported on Jan. 5 that the Act of Honour Killing 2004 was implemented in Pakistan as of Jan. 5.
Honour killings are known as
