Posted on 23 May 2012. Tags: Accidents, Amina, Dallas County Tx, Dave Gaubatz, First Glance, Handful, honor killings, Investigative Agency, Investigators, Islam, Islamic Values, Law Enforcement Authorities, Medical Examiner Investigator, Medical Examiners Office, Murders, Muslim Girls, Muslim Women, New Years Day, Perpetrator, Suicides, Terrorism, Yaser
Sarah Yaser Said 17, and Amina Yaser Said 18, killed by their Egyptian Muslim father in Texas on New Years Day 2008 in an apparent honor killing. Their father thought they were “too Western.” The United Nations (UN) reports that 5000 Muslim women and girls are killed every year in the name of Islam. The [...]
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Posted on 29 October 2010. Tags: Board Of Supervisors, Constitutional Amendment Questions, Devil Is In The Details, Emotional Aspect, Emotional Language, First Glance, Local Board, Local Boards, Locality, Principal Residence, Property Tax Exemption, Property Tax Relief, Proposed Amendments, Rainy Day, State Constitution, State Legislators, Tax Breaks, Virginia Constitution, Virginia Government, Virginia Legislature, Virginia Voters
UPDATE: I noticed that this 2010 post is getting a lot of reads in 2012. We are working on a post to explain the two questions on the ballot for 2012, but the short version is VOTE YES to both. -Editor – 10/16/2012 Virginia voters will be faced with three opportunities to amend the state [...]
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