Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13501735/Syrian-refugee-murders-Westernised-daughter-18-honour-killing-dumps-canal-started-dating-local-Dutch-boy-wanted-stop-wearing-headscarf.html

A Syrian refugee who fled to the Netherlands has reportedly confessed to murdering his 18-year-old daughter and dumping her body in a canal before fleeing the country in an apparent admission note sent to a Dutch newspaper.

Father-of-nine Khaled al-Najjar, 52, wrote in an email sent to De Telegraaf that he had killed his 18-year-old daughter Ryan al-Najjar, urging the publication to report ‘I am the one who killed’.

The confession did not specify exactly why he had decided to murder his daughter, with al-Najjar writing only that he was ‘very angry with her’, adding: ‘The reason is between me and the judge. I will read that in court’.

But neighbours and friends suspect Ryan’s death came as the result of an honour killing, with one claiming they had previously sheltered her when she had fled the family home in fear of retribution from her father.

Requesting anonymity to prevent any backlash, they told De Telegraaf that Ryan had a Dutch boyfriend, wanted to stop wearing a headscarf and had been beaten by her father who disagreed with her adoption of a Western lifestyle.

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    “I flee my country for a better life, while keeping the values that made my life a living hell.”

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      Okay I’m not defending the people in the article, but people fleeing their countries are usually fleeing brutal and corrupt leadership—usually a result of colonialism—not cultural values.

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        I’m not bashing people running away from brutal and corrupt leadership, I’m bashing people who ran away to implement brutal and corrupt leadership on others.

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    The story has other sources, and my comment isn’t to say it’s not true (partially or in full), but to point out the goals of the organization that made the graphic:

    https://catalyticministries.com/

    This other source (which I’m also unfamiliar with) discusses the organization and why they’re controversial, and quotes the org’s self described purpose:

    https://ministrywatch.com/global-catalytic-ministries-hides-behind-veil-of-secrecy/

    GCM offers varying descriptions of its work, many of them characterized by grandiose but unverified claims, such as “transforming Muslims worldwide,” “750 churches planted throughout the Middle East and Central Asia,” and “bringing disciple-making methods to the West to build a decentralized network of discipleship communities that will prepare America for the end time harvest.”

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      What has this got to do with immigration beyond the location it happened? A Syrian killed a Syrian for breaching the cultural norms of Syria. Is it better that millions of other Syrians stay to be slaughtered, than this crime that impacts no Dutch people takes place in Netherlands?

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      Look at your taking out of both sides of your mouth. Both superficially caring and not caring about people all at once.

      Nice job, MAGAt. (Seriously, check his history.)