Washington state: Judge forbids discussion of motive in honor killing case, father convicted of assault of daughter
This was quite clearly an attempted honor killing: “Fatima had told police at the time that her father threatened to kill her several times for refusing the arranged marriage and dating a non-Muslim boy.”
Yet “Judge Schaller ruled that discussing arranged marriage, threats of honor killings, or family history of abuse would unfairly bias the jury.”
It would certainly bias the jury, but would it be 'unfair' since it was true? How fair is it to the victim to hide the true motive?
And so Ihsan Ali was convicted of assault, not even of attempted murder.
Even though had bystanders not intervened, he surely would have killed her.
Protecting the image of Islam at all costs is always the highest priority. Note how the ever-witless Daily Mail refers to honor killing as “a culturally motivated act,” even as it is forced to admit that Ihsan and Zahraa Ali tried to murder their daughter for dating a non-Muslim boy. The media as well as the authorities are intent on shielding Islam from criticism, no matter what the circumstances.
Fate of parents accused of attempting to murder daughter outside American school in ‘honor killing’ revealed
by James Gordon and Nic White, Daily Mail, August 2, 2025:
A Washington couple accused of attempting an ‘honor killing’ by trying to strangle their teenage daughter outside a suburban high school have both been found not guilty of attempted murder.
Ihsan and Zahraa Ali stood trial for the shocking broad-daylight attack last fall outside Timberline High School in Lacey, Washington State where prosecutors said the pair tried to kill their 17-year-old daughter after she refused an arranged marriage.
After three days of deliberations, jurors convicted Ihsan Ali of assault and unlawful imprisonment.
His wife Zahraa was found guilty of violating a court order but acquitted of the more serious charges, including attempted murder, assault, and unlawful imprisonment.
Ihsan, who remains in custody, faces up to 14 months in prison for assault and an additional 12 months for unlawful imprisonment while Zahraa was released on Thursday on personal recognizance and is under strict orders to remain in Thurston County and avoid any contact with her daughter.
She tried to murder her daughter! How much is her 'personal recognizance' worth?
The case drew national attention last October after terrifying video footage emerged of Ihsan Ali putting his 17-year-old daughter, Fatima Ali, in a chokehold outside her high school, allegedly in retaliation for refusing an arranged marriage and for dating an American boy – actions he reportedly viewed as bringing shame upon the family.
The viral footage first published by the Daily Mail showed Fatima collapsing on the pavement, only for her father to continue strangling her unconscious body for nearly 20 seconds, according to prosecutors.
‘She’s unconscious, and he continues to strangle her around the neck for another 15-18 seconds and would have continued to do so even longer but for the intervention of those adults,’ prosecutor Heather Stone told jurors at the trial.
Witnesses testified that even after Fatima went limp, Ihsan refused to let go….
Prosecutors argued the attack was rooted in a planned ‘honor killing,’ a culturally motivated act meant to restore perceived family honor.
While the court barred the phrase from being used in front of jurors, investigators and witnesses referenced it repeatedly in early police reports and pretrial interviews.
Fatima had told police at the time that her father threatened to kill her several times for refusing the arranged marriage and dating a non-Muslim boy….
Legal experts say prosecutors faced an uphill battle from the outset, largely due to pretrial rulings that barred them from discussing the alleged motive.
Judge Schaller ruled that discussing arranged marriage, threats of honor killings, or family history of abuse would unfairly bias the jury.
As a result, what began as a trial labeled by the media and public as an ‘honor killing case’ never once used the phrase inside the courtroom.
Prosecutor Olivia Zhou never alluded to the motive in her opening statement, focusing instead on the severity of the attack….
She should have stated that she could not discuss the motive because his honour killed that possibility as surely as Ali nearly killed his daughter.
Zhou must appeal the trial to a higher court or surrender Washington to Sharia Law.
Shaller must resign for the spectacular failure of protecting the criminals at the expense of the innocent.
India: Muslim slits the throat of Hindu woman, killing her, after she refuses to marry him and convert to Islam
Muslims do this sort of thing because the Qur’an forbids Muslim women to marry “idolaters”: “Do not marry idolatresses until they believe, for indeed, a believing slave woman is better than an idolatress, even though she pleases you. And do not give your daughters in marriage to idolaters until they believe, for indeed, a believing slave is better than an idolater, even though he pleases you. These people invite you to the fire, and Allah invites you to the garden, and to forgiveness by his grace, and explains his signs to mankind so that perhaps they will remember.” (Qur’an 2:221)
“When you meet the unbelievers, strike the necks…” (Qur’an 47:4)
Burhanpur woman killed for refusing marriage and conversion to Islam: Man allegedly slits her throat; victim’s family demands demolition of accused’s house
Bhaskar English, August 2, 2025:
A 35-year-old Hindu woman was brutally murdered in Navara village of the Nepanagar area late Friday night after she allegedly refused to the marriage proposal and conversion to Islam in Burhanpur.
The accused, Sheikh Raees (42), son of Sheikh Asif, allegedly attacked Bhagyashree Namdev Dhanuk with a knife following a dispute, leaving her with multiple injuries and a fatal neck wound. She died on the spot.
The police have arrested the accused and registered a case under IPC sections for murder and the SC/ST Atrocities Prevention Act.
According to the woman’s family, Raees had been harassing Bhagyashree for a long time, pressuring her to marry him and convert to Islam. Her sister Subhadra said they had approached the police just hours before the attack.
On Saturday, the family staged a protest by placing the body on the road, demanding the demolition of the accused’s house and shop. Supported by members of Hindu organizations, they also demanded action against others allegedly involved in the murder….
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