Muslim woman, 19, stoned to death in Ukraine
Summary of story from Daily Mail, doctor May 31, 2011
A Muslim woman Katya Koren, 19, has been found dead in a village in the Crimea region, Ukraine, stoned to death by three youths because she “violated Sharia laws”.
Friends said she liked wearing fashionable clothes and had come seventh in a regional beauty contest.
Her battered body was buried in a forest and was found a week after she disappeared. Police have opened a murder investigation and are looking into claims that three Muslim youths killed her, claiming her death was justified under Islam.
One of the three – named as 16-year-old Bihal Gaziev – is under arrest and allegedly told police that Katya had “violated the laws of Sharia”. Gaziev has reportedly said he has no regrets about her death.
Every time I read about someone being stoned I shudder. What an awful barbaric act. That poor poor girl.
Yes, poor poor girl. This is all about male power and the way that women are controlled, policed and punished under patriarchal rules. Hateful. I call this femicide.