We’re not sure, given there is absolutely nothing in the term worth mentioning when it comes to the murder of an innocent woman.
Over the weekend Pakistani model and social media star Qandeel Baloch — often referred to the country’s own ‘Kim Kardashian’ — was strangled by her brother Waseem Azeem, because she was perceived to have “brought dishonour to her family”, due to selfies she’d posted on Instagram. Baloch’s media career was also her family’s chief source of income.
Somehow Azeem was also able to talk to the press after strangling his sister, stating that “Money matters, but family honor is more important.” He’s been arrested this morning, with police saying they plan to charge him with murder. But under Pakistani law, the perpetrators of an ‘honor killing’ can be pardoned by the victim’s family.
The murder now has the world talking about the barbaric practice of so-called ‘honor killings’ which take the lives of more than 1000 innocent women annually in Pakistan.
Baloch, whose real name was Fauzia Aseem, had described herself as a feminist on Facebook, as well as a “One Woman Army” and a Fighter. A recent post on July 5 thanked her believers and supporters for understanding what her videos and posts aimed to achieve.
“At least international media can see what i am upto. How i am trying to change the typical orthodox mindset of people who don’t wanna come out of their shells of false beliefs and old practices.”
Do we know more about Turnbull’s Cabinet?
We will, this afternoon (finally!), when the PM tells us who’s in.
Promoting “stability”, Malcolm Turnbull’s previously said there will be few changes to his Cabinet — but changes are necessary given a number of seats were lost by the Liberal Party.
There’s been speculation we can expect to see the Nationals pick up two ministries, possibly with Bridget McKenzie included
Meanwhile, there’s further speculation Assistant Treasurer Kelly O’Dwyer could lose her small business portfolio, but remain in Cabinet.
We’ll (continue to) wait and say.
Meanwhile, we couldn’t help but notice how quickly new British PM Theresa May was able to unveil her own Cabinet — despite it needing a major overhaul.
How did an Australian woman in Nice describe what she saw?
We read about these attacks. We watch their aftermath on television from afar.
But as a 19-year-old Australian backpacker who was caught up in the Nice attacks last week writes, we too often “underestimate the human element”.
Monash University student Natalie Ryan had travelled to Nice for the Bastille Day fireworks. In her personal account published in Fairfax papers she said she’d left the scene of the attack just 10 minutes prior to it occurring, and housed more than 20 people in her hotel room listening to gunshots and trying to determine what had occurred.
“I met all of these people in my room in the scariest circumstance, and I talked to them, learnt about them, about where they came from. These lives, so precious, important and real, were all so close to being ended.
Please don’t remember Nice as a headline or as statistics, remember Nice and its victims as the important and beautiful human beings they were, people just like us, but who were taken too soon.”
What kind of painkillers made Eddie McGuire say an offensive remark about Adam Goodes?
Very heavy ones, apparently. The Collingwood president who has developed a habit of making offensive remarks, says he was affected by prescription drugs when he said former Australian of the Year and Indigenous AFL legend Adam Goodes could help promote the musical King Kong.
Those comments were made back in 2013, just days after a young Magpies fan had been kicked out of a stadium for calling Goodes an “ape”.
McGuire’s told GQ magazine that he was on “massive painkillers” for a knee infection at the time, and that his relationship with the Brownlow medallist has been damaged ever since
So there’s an excuse for the Goodes’ comment. Now how about for what McGuire had to say about journalist Caroline Wilson?
Can a president’s words stop the violence?
Sadly not, no matter how strong or emotional they are. US President Barrack Obama has addressed the nation this morning, calling on unity following the shooting of three police officers in Baton Rouge.
He said that at this time, with so much division and anger, when social media can amplify a situation, and in the lead up to a national presidential election, that “we need to temper our words and open our hearts.”
He called on Americans to focus on words and actions that can unite, rather than actions that further divide.
It was another good speech from Obama, but one we keep hearing over and over again.
