8/24/2016 Dr. Jasser discusses the U.S. refugee policies on the Mike Siegel Show
/in Video, Video/by AIFD8/22/2016 Dr. Jasser discusses the recent tactics of ISIS including child suicide bombers
/in Video, Video/by AIFD8/19/2016 Dr. Jasser give the keynote speech at the 2014 Deterrence Symposium
/in Video, Video/by AIFD8/17/2016 Dr. Jasser discusses Donald Trump’s call for “extreme vetting” as part of plan to stop ISIS
/in Video, Video/by AIFD8/17/2016 Dr. Jasser discusses Donald Trump’s call for “extreme vetting” as part of plan to stop ISIS
/in Video, Video/by AIFD8/16/2016 Dr. Jasser discusses Donald Trump’s call for “extreme vetting” as part of plan to stop ISIS
/in Video/by AIFD08/05/2016 After Qandeel Baloch’s murder, is the world finally waking up to ‘honor killings’?
/in AIFD in the News, Foreign Policy Issues/by AIFDSource: Asia Times
The brutal murder of Pakistani model and social media star Qandeel Baloch drew so much international attention that Islamabad is finally taking steps to prevent such “honor killings” by removing legal loopholes which help culprits to escape punishment or receive light sentences. However, this social evil can’t be wiped out unless Muslim communities reform and allow women and girls to make their own clothing, dating, marital and even sexual choices.
The case of Qandeel Baloch, the “Kim Kardashian” of Pakistan, has rightly captured international headlines. A social media phenomenon, Baloch was known for posts that were provocative in the context of her home culture, even if they would be considered rather benign to many in the West, and certainly in the United States.
Honor-based violence – a type of violence in which families, sometimes with the help of the broader community, punish a victim (usually female) for a perceived social or sexual indiscretion, has long been a plague. This is certainly true in Pakistan – most especially in more insular communities where a more regressive interpretation of Islam is enforced.
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