Den øverste religiøse leder for shiaene i Libanon, Muhammed Hussein Fadlallah, har utstedt en fatwa mot æresdrap på kvinner. Hans kontor sier slike drap har nådd alarmerende nivåer den senere tid.
The fatwa by Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah was a rare condemnation of the practice by a prominent cleric. Fadlallah’s office said he issued the statement in response to reports that honor killings were increasing.
“I view an honor crime as a repulsive act, condemned and prohibited by religion,” Fadlallah, the most revered religious authority for Lebanon’s 1.2 million Shiites, said in a statement faxed to The Associated Press.
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“In so-called honor crimes, some men kill their daughters, sisters, wives or female relatives on the pretext that they committed acts that harm chastity and honor,” said Fadlallah, warning that the practice was on the rise. “These crimes are committed without any religious evidence.”Honor crimes are rarely reported in Lebanon and there are no official figures. But Hani Abdullah, Fadlallah’s spokesman, said the phenomenon “has reached a dangerous level,” according to reports that Fadlallah’s office had received.
He said honor crimes have been reported recently in Palestine, Jordan, Iraq, Iran and Lebanon.
Religious condemnation of the practice is rare and the office of Lebanon’s top Sunni cleric said he did not recall any such fatwa being issued in the past. Religious leaders in neighboring Jordan have also remained silent on the issue.
Lebanon cleric bans honor killings
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