Miss Israel Finalist Quits After Family's Honour Killing Plot

News Type: Event — Seeded on Fri Mar 9, 2007 10:43 AM EST

Article Source: The Times

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Doaa Fares believed she could be somebody other than herself: a 17-year old high-school dropout from a deeply conservative Druze village, where most women marry young and settle into traditional roles.

The striking brunette with sea-green eyes and pouting lips changed her name to Angelina and entered the Miss Israel beauty pageant hoping to be crowned queen, a title that comes with a cash prize, modelling contract and a car.

Instead, Angelina — the first Druze to compete in the pageant — was threatened with death, allegedly by two uncles and other men from her village who accused her of disgracing the family name with promiscuous behaviour.

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Human Rights, Israel, and Hot Chicks. This one is sure to go to 200 votes.

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#1 - Fri Mar 9, 2007 10:45 AM EST

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psi29a

Just a heads up from the wiki:

In Israel, Druze usually identify themselves as Arabs (but not as Palestinians).

The Druze (Arabic: درزي, derzī or durzī, plural دروز, durūz; Hebrew: דרוזים‎, Druzim; also transliterated Druz or Druse) are a distinct Semitic community based mostly in the Middle East whose religion has been influenced by Islam and other philosophies, including Greek philosophy. Some Druze consider themselves theologically as "an Islamic Unist, reformatory sect", although they are not considered Muslims by most Muslims in the region. The Druze call themselves Ahl al-Tawhid ("People of Monotheism") or al-Muwahhidūn ("Monotheists"). The origin of the name Druze is traced to Nashtakin ad-Darazi, one of the first preachers of the religion.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Druze

I learned something new today, thanks killfile.

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#1.1 - Fri Mar 9, 2007 12:10 PM EST

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Arghawon

Another oxymoron = Honor/Honour Killing

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1 vote

#2 - Fri Mar 9, 2007 6:30 PM EST

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