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Canadian Muslims issue fatwa against 'honor killing'

By REUTERS

FEBRUARY 5, 2012 23:35

TORONTO - A group of Canada's leading Muslim clerics has issued a fatwa against so-called "honor killings," just a week after three members of an Afghan Canadian family were convicted of a gruesome quadruple murder that triggered a national debate about cultural values.

A weekend statement from the Islamic Supreme Council of Canada said 34 imams and leaders affiliated with the group issued the religious edict to remind Muslims that honor killings, domestic violence and misogyny are major sins and crimes punishable by law.

"The recent Shafia family trial in Kingston, Ontario has reminded all of us that we need to do more in order to prevent such tragedies in the future," the statement said.

"There is no justification for honor killings, domestic violence and misogyny in Islam."

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