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January 27, 2005
Kuwaiti 'slit daughter's throat'
Topics: Middle East News and PerspectivesWhat kind of mindless, heartless, fundamentalists, and extremists live in the Middle East? What do these acts tell us about the Arab culture?
... after cutting Haifa's throat the first time, he swapped the knife for one with a sharper blade as she bled and screamed in front of her siblings.
According to a BBC News article on Wednesday, a Kuwaiti man has reportedly confessed to killing his 14-year-old daughter because he believed she was having sex.
Adnan Enezi - an employee in the Islamic Affairs ministry - had just returned from the pilgrimage to Mecca.
He allegedly bound and blindfolded his daughter, Haifa, knelt her down in front of her two brothers and sister and then cut her throat.
Forensic tests showed Haifa was still a virgin, police sources said. Mr Enezi is being questioned about the case. More
Thousands of women are killed by relatives each year in the Middle East and Asia in so-called honour crimes - usually over suspected adultery, pre-marital sex or after having been raped, or marrying without family consent.
Many people find the practice of honor killings to be unacceptable, but the practice still continues. In some countries such as Jordan, Morocco and Syria, "honor crimes" are legally sanctioned and defense of the family honor is considered a mitigating factor.
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