Then, on the other side of the world, we have this. Reminds me of the New Bedford rape case of 1983. It's easy to tsk-tsk about other people's "backwardness," but plenty of this sentiment still exists in this country as well:
For Egyptians, Lebanese Pop Star's Murder Was Her Own Fault
. . . Yet there has been no outpouring of sympathy for Ms. Tamim, who was killed at the age of 30.
“She made him kill her, and she deserves it,” said Sherine Moustafa, a 39-year-old Egyptian corporate lawyer, an opinion that was echoed by every woman of dozens interviewed. “If he killed her, this means she’s done something outrageous to drive him to it,” reasoned Ms. Moustafa, who has no relation to the convicted businessman. Both her sister and mother, who sat next to her, agreed.
