No matter how we struggle to deny or avoid it, the war with Islamic extremism keeps coming into every facet of our lives.
More on Muslim ‘honor killings’ in the UK here, if you think is an isolated instance of Muslim violence against women.
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It is indeed a tragedy. Though it may carry some risk to her personally, part of me hopes that the young woman’s celebrity (like Waris Dirie’s crusade against female genital mutilation) will bring more attention to the brutality of the practice. I bet J.K. Rowling would make a hefty contribution to the cause.