Samaira Nazir
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Samaira Nazir was a 25-year-old British
Pakistan
i woman who was murdered by her family members. She was a victim of honor killing
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Samaira Nazir was a graduate of Thames Valley University
and recruitment consultant. She fell in love with an Afghan
immigrant in Britain
and wished to marry him, defying her family members. She had rejected the suitors her family wanted her to marry. Believing that this had brought disrespect to the family, her brother Azhar Nazir (30) and a 17-year-old cousin Imran Mohammed murdered her by stabbing her more than 18 times using four knives, while she was held down by her mother. This savage attack was performed in front of other family members - including two of their nieces, aged two and four.
On July 14, 2006 a British jury sentenced the brother and a cousin of Samaira Nazir to life imprisonment. Her father was also charged but fled to Pakistan.
John Reid, a Detective Inspector from the Metropolitan Police working the case, said: "There is nothing at all honourable about her brutal death."
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i woman who was murdered by her family members. She was a victim of honor killing
Honor killing
An honor killing or honour killing is the homicide of a member of a family or social group by other members, due to the belief of the perpetrators that the victim has brought dishonor upon the family or community...
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Samaira Nazir was a graduate of Thames Valley University
Thames Valley University
The University of West London is a public university based in London, United Kingdom, with campuses in Ealing and Brentford, London, and Reading, Berkshire....
and recruitment consultant. She fell in love with an Afghan
Demographics of Afghanistan
The population of Afghanistan is around 29,835,392 as of the year 2011, which is unclear if the refugees living outside the country are included or not. The nation is composed of a multi-ethnic and multi-lingual society, reflecting its location astride historic trade and invasion routes between...
immigrant in Britain
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and wished to marry him, defying her family members. She had rejected the suitors her family wanted her to marry. Believing that this had brought disrespect to the family, her brother Azhar Nazir (30) and a 17-year-old cousin Imran Mohammed murdered her by stabbing her more than 18 times using four knives, while she was held down by her mother. This savage attack was performed in front of other family members - including two of their nieces, aged two and four.
On July 14, 2006 a British jury sentenced the brother and a cousin of Samaira Nazir to life imprisonment. Her father was also charged but fled to Pakistan.
John Reid, a Detective Inspector from the Metropolitan Police working the case, said: "There is nothing at all honourable about her brutal death."
External links
- Killed by her brother and cousin ... for falling in love with an asylum seeker Report on the sentence of the killers
- Crime and Punishment: European Muslims remain silent on horrific crimes within the community citing fear of fuelling Islamophobia as the reason : Article in FrontlineFrontline (magazine)Frontline is a fortnightly English language magazine published by The Hindu Group of publications from Chennai, India. Narasimhan Ram is the editor-in-chief of the magazine. As a current affairs magazine, it covers domestic and International news. Frontline gives a prominent place to various...