Interesting fact:

According to the report of the Special Rapporteur submitted to the 58th session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (2002), the following countries have legislative provisions allowing for partial or complete defense in the case of 'honour killings': Argentina, Ecuador, Egypt, Guatemala, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Peru, Syria, Venezuela and the Palestinian National Authority.

6 predominantly Judaeo-Christian states, and 5 predominantly Muslim states.

Haiti, Morocco, Brazil & Columbia also have legislation or had legislation in the recent past which diminishes responsibility of those killing their wife caught in the act of adultery.

According to human rights lawyer Julie Mertus "in Brazil, until 1991 wife killings were considered to be noncriminal 'honor killings'; in just one year, nearly eight hundred husbands killed their wives."

Last time I checked, Brazil was a very Christian country, perhaps it's all the Muslim immigrants that were doing it?

It's not an Islamic problem at all. Islam simply does not condone it. That's like saying it's a Catholic problem, because it's so prevalent in South American Catholic countries.

It's a problem of ignorance, and most often of societies steeped in tribalism. The Islamic texts harshly criticise tribalism on many occasions.

However, some Muslim leaders are perhaps complicit in this by not strongly criticising it enough.

I can't speak for other religions, but Islam does not promote, condone or prescribe this practise. I provided a quotation above from the Bible which does appear to condone it, as for the Hindu or Sikh texts, I couldn't say, but the Qur'an definitely does not, and as mentioned above harshly criticises those ignorant people who call for tribalism.

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As pointed out, it happens a lot in Christian South American countries and in India also.

I think what is a more plausible cause is lack of education & tribalism. Those are the factors that seem constant, not a specific religion.

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Anything that comes from my keyboard is a 'deflection' according to you, so that's not surprising. You should just put it in your signature "If this post is a reply to abu rashid, stop deflecting!"

Given that many muslims believe that Islam commands the death penalty for apostasy, I think it has something to do with Islam. Not that it is confined to Islam of course. Normally wealth is a pretty good cure for this sort of thing. Is this also true in predominantly muslim countries?

I wouldn't say completely separate. They both result in the wrongful death of a human being based on an ill conceived ideology.

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I don't like people attributing things falsely to Islam, of course not.

If the Australian laws say one thing, and some people do another... is this the fault of the Australian system? Is the Australian law responsible for a thief who robs your house? Such a claim is ridiculous. Nevermind that Islam is no longer even the law that's implemented in those countries.

we have honour killings here in oz.......abortion..

also, it is argued that in muslim countries women arent degraded in advertising with sexual images. a womans role is traditional. she runs the home, the family and extended family. in the west, dogs are allowed in the home, but grandparents are put in old peoples homes...

its easy for righteous fools to generalise about the treatment of women ion other countries, when the only experience they have of it is from MAINSTREAM MEDIA whom have an anti muslim agenda. what do you people REALLY KNOW of muslim culture besides that youve seen on 60 mins or some other zionist media outlet?

i suggest you have NONE. ZILCH. ZERO. of the hundreds of millions of muslims in the world, do you think i could find just as many WESTERN WIFE BASHERS, WIFE MURDERERS? of course i can.

so go on. hit me with some more of your parroted anti muslim mainstream media propaganda!!!!! how do you blokes even walk down the street. when you capacity to think is so dumbed down..???

abu, change your avatar, or don't post here anymore. I find it offensive.