"This was an honor killing"

Never forget them

No surprise that the murders of Sarah and Amina Yaser Said were "honor" killings. What is surprising is that a family member would be the one to say so. So far the authorities, the media and the Muslim community all claim this to not be "honor" killings.
FROM JIHADWATCH.ORG:
January 6, 2008
Said sisters' great-aunt: "This was an honor killing"
Disputing the claims of the girls' brother, Islam Said, which I discussed here. "Slain Lewisville sisters mourned at Christian, Muslim services," by Tanya Eiserer for The Dallas Morning News (thanks to all who sent this in):

...Sarah and Amina Yaser Said were buried in a Muslim cemetery in Denton on Saturday. The Lewisville High students were remembered as teens who excelled in academics and athletics....
And the police presence was a reminder that the girls' Egyptian-born father, Yaser Abdel Said, is still on the run.
Amina, 18, and Sarah Yaser Said, 17, who both attended Lewisville High School, were found shot to death in a taxi at an Irving motel Tuesday night....
Islam Said has previously disputed widespread rumors and media reports that his Muslim father's religion may have been the reason for the killings. Some have speculated that the deaths may have been "honor killings," a practice in which a man kills a female relative who he believes has somehow shamed the family.
Irving police have said that they are exploring all possible motives for the slayings. Police have acknowledged that the family had some previous domestic problems.
Gail Gartrell, the sisters' great-aunt, said Saturday that Mr. Said had physically abused the two girls for years. Around Christmas, the girls' mother – Ms. Gartrell's niece – had fled because of Mr. Said's threats to kill the girls after he learned they had boyfriends, she said.
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