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Title: | Well, well Canadians,honor killing in Toronto good,torture bad(1) | |||
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| Name: | Genuine Tosefta | | |||
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| City: | Tveria | State: | | ||
| December 12, 2007 An honour killing in Toronto 16 year-old Aqsa Parvez wanted to be herself. In some families, that`s a capital offence: Aqsa Parvez was largely estranged from her family and sleeping away from home in recent days. The 16-year-old`s friends said she returned to her home in Mississauga on Monday only to collect her belongings. Shortly afterward, she was taken to hospital, where she died early Tuesday morning – leaving friends grief-stricken and igniting a public debate on religious extremism in Canada. Her father, 57-year-old taxi driver Muhammad Parvez, is charged with murder. Her brother, 26-year-old Waqas Parvez, is charged with obstructing police. Ms. Parvez`s friends described the Grade 11 student at Applewood Heights Secondary School as someone who was drawn to Western culture even as her family adhered to a devout form of Islam. Friends paint a picture of a hardworking and cheerful girl who loved dancing, fashion and photography. |
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