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FOX is what percentage owned by Muslims? Because the spin has started on the attempted ISLAM-APPROVED HONOR KILLING of Harry Potter actress Afshan Azad. It's got nothing to do with religion, ya see, it's all about what's "taboo" in "traditional", "conservative" Muslim AND Hindu families, and the Azad men have "issues" about "loss of power". All true, of course, but conveniently leaving out the small "issue" of the tolerance of "honor killing" in Islamic Sharia law.
'Harry Potter' Star in Family Feud Over Hindu Beau
By Jo Piazza
Published July 02, 2010
FoxNews.com
The father and brother of a British actress who starred in the more recent "Harry Potter" movies have been charged with threatening to kill the 22-year old actress, apparently in disapproval of her boyfriend.
The actress, Afshan Azad, played Harry’s classmate Padma Patil in the popular series. Her father, Abdul Azad, 54, and her brother, Ashraf Azad, are accused of threatening her in May during a fight at her Manchester, England, home. The brother is also accused of assaulting her.
Details of the alleged threats and assault weren't immediately clear, but prosecutors have said the Muslim men did not approve of her relationship with her Hindu boyfriend.
The case has been adjourned until July 12, and both men were granted bail on condition that they do not contact Azad at her home.
The potential role of religion in the case has raised questions about the men's motivation.
“In traditional [Muslim] societies the family comes before the individual, and the woman represents the honor and purity of the family, so for a woman in the family to engage in a relationship that is taboo can be viewed as a violation of the family,” said Haroon Moghul the Executive Director of the Maydan Institute, a consulting firm that seeks to raise awareness of Muslims.
“Also in more conservative circles of Hindu or Muslim families, people don’t date before they are married, and it can be a lot worse for the girl and she is the one who is blamed and punished by the father, uncle or elder brother.”
Such cases can lead to what some people term “honor killings," though the term often is denounced in religious communities as a misnomer.
“It is poorly named since there is no honor in killing a woman. What these crimes are about is controlling a woman and it is not something unique to just Muslim society,” Hussein Rashid, a visiting instructor at Hofstra University’s Department of Religion, told Fox411.com. “I can’t put words in these men’s mouths, but it sounds like they had real issues with the success of a woman in their household and that this is about a loss of power.”
Afshan Azad first appeared in the Potter franchise in "Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire." She will also appear in Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, the final film in the saga.
Warner Brothers, the studio that released the Harry Potter films, did not respond to calls for comment.
I wouldn't hold my breath waiting to hear from Rowling, either. It will be interesting to see how this taqiyya goes down with the Potter fans.
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FOX: Afshad Azad Not Attempted "Honor Killing" - Just "Family Feud"
FOX is what percentage owned by Muslims? Because the spin has started on the attempted ISLAM-APPROVED HONOR KILLING of Harry Potter actress Afshan Azad. It's got nothing to do with religion, ya see, it's all about what's "taboo" in "traditional", "conservative" Muslim AND Hindu families, and the Azad men have "issues" about "loss of power". All true, of course, but conveniently leaving out the small "issue" of the tolerance of "honor killing" in Islamic Sharia law.
'Harry Potter' Star in Family Feud Over Hindu Beau
By Jo Piazza
Published July 02, 2010
FoxNews.com
The father and brother of a British actress who starred in the more recent "Harry Potter" movies have been charged with threatening to kill the 22-year old actress, apparently in disapproval of her boyfriend.
The actress, Afshan Azad, played Harry’s classmate Padma Patil in the popular series. Her father, Abdul Azad, 54, and her brother, Ashraf Azad, are accused of threatening her in May during a fight at her Manchester, England, home. The brother is also accused of assaulting her.
Details of the alleged threats and assault weren't immediately clear, but prosecutors have said the Muslim men did not approve of her relationship with her Hindu boyfriend.
The case has been adjourned until July 12, and both men were granted bail on condition that they do not contact Azad at her home.
The potential role of religion in the case has raised questions about the men's motivation.
“In traditional [Muslim] societies the family comes before the individual, and the woman represents the honor and purity of the family, so for a woman in the family to engage in a relationship that is taboo can be viewed as a violation of the family,” said Haroon Moghul the Executive Director of the Maydan Institute, a consulting firm that seeks to raise awareness of Muslims.
“Also in more conservative circles of Hindu or Muslim families, people don’t date before they are married, and it can be a lot worse for the girl and she is the one who is blamed and punished by the father, uncle or elder brother.”
Such cases can lead to what some people term “honor killings," though the term often is denounced in religious communities as a misnomer.
“It is poorly named since there is no honor in killing a woman. What these crimes are about is controlling a woman and it is not something unique to just Muslim society,” Hussein Rashid, a visiting instructor at Hofstra University’s Department of Religion, told Fox411.com. “I can’t put words in these men’s mouths, but it sounds like they had real issues with the success of a woman in their household and that this is about a loss of power.”
Afshan Azad first appeared in the Potter franchise in "Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire." She will also appear in Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows, the final film in the saga.
Warner Brothers, the studio that released the Harry Potter films, did not respond to calls for comment.
I wouldn't hold my breath waiting to hear from Rowling, either. It will be interesting to see how this taqiyya goes down with the Potter fans.
- Even Celebrity Status Doesn't Break Through The Whitewash Of Islam
Not even when the victim of an Islamic-honor attack is Harry Potter's classmate. From Jihad Watch, citing the Telegraph:The brother of a Harry Potter star has been jailed for six months for a ''prolonged and nasty'' attack in which...
-
Harry Potter actress was threatened with death, 'beaten and branded a prostitute by her family after dating man who was not a Muslim'From the Daily Mail: Star: Afshan Azad, 22, pictured last month at the premiere of the latest Harry Potter...
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Is Harry Potter Actress a Potential Honor Killing Victim?Afshan Azad, “Harry Potter” Actress, Tries to Reverse Course When a woman’s batterer is finally arrested, she is often the first to plead with authorities to let him go. He is her provider,...
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More on the Attempted Honor Killing of Harry Potter Muslim Actress The Muslim actress who plays ‘Padma’ in the Harry Potter films has fled her home in Manchester, England after her father and brother tried to kill her. The father and brother...
- Harry Potter Actress' Family Attempts To Murder Her For "honor"
She's the one on the right From Watcher (UK) Afshan Azad is a 22-year-old British actress famous for appearing in a number of Harry Potter films. Problem is she is a Muslim, and somewhere along the line that appears to have offended her father and...