Du'a Khalil was 17. She was seen with a young man who was a Sunni Muslim. She was suspected of marrying him, even of converting. So she had to die. As a point of honor. 

She was pulled into the center of a crowd of men, who then stoned and beat her to death. Some of them took the time to catch the action on their cell phones. From the front row. As a tribute to honor.

Isn't it amazing how many loopholes are in 'Thou Shalt Not Kill'? I wonder what the dead think of honor. 


The CNN Story- Four men have been arrested. There's a link to the video on this page. I don't think I'll be clicking.

Joss Whedon's eloquent post on the story. 

I Am Dua Khalil shirts, buttons. All proceeds going to Equality Now.

The Dishonorable Death of Doa by ABC

An editorial by Diana Mukkaled. "Nobody tried to help Dua or alleviate her pain, but as she was being stoned and kicked, a man came and threw a jacket over the lower half of her body to cover her legs. For them, it is not shameful to cruelly kill a young girl, but it is shameful if her legs are revealed while she suffers unbearable agony."

This cannot be what Muhammad had in mind. 

If you'll excuse me, I am going to go hide in Afterin for a while.