That they are.

Buffalo's attention has understandably been elsewhere in the past few days, but the local news has not been lax in reporting this item, nonetheless. National Review picked it up a couple of days ago, and Fox had it on their website front and center yesterday.

We've been busy burying the dead and comforting the grieving. What has the MSM been doing, that it ignored this story?

The people that the media are afraid of are *ordinary Americans*. This is why they are reluctant to cover news that they think will get the Beast of the Common Herd (as they see it) riled up. This was very evident after 9/11--the greatest fear of the media and of many writers, academics, and think-tank denizens was not of the threat of terrorism, but of the imagined atrocities that Americans would commit in response.

Aasiya Hassan was apparently talking on the phone to her sister and brother-in-law when she was murdered. What kind of a low-life would attack his wife in such a manner?

As for me, I am bracing for the marches and protests in the streets from all the moderates of the religion of "peace" against this man that has perverted their religion. No one will be able to navigate any street in a city with more than a few muslims.

After all, if someone bombs an abortion clinic every Christian is supposed to take out full page ads denouncing such action and the Pope is expected to excommunicate the perp whether they are Catholic or not.

A murder is much worse than some cartoons, right?

The only place you will see this story reported is on Fox Business.

Today, during Stuart Varney's hour, produced by Jake Novak, the topic was discussed.

Unfortunately, the segment came towards the end of the hour due to lots of breaking news.

As you said this barbaric act does not fit the meme the media wishes to perpetuate. Those with access to the internet are aware of it. I saw it in several places.

How ironic that his business was designed to present Muslims in a more positive light. Perhaps he has succeeded in presenting them in a more truthful light.

The world is in denial, because it's not pc to tell the truth.

Robert, they've been in the US for twenty years. I remember the dreadful murder of Tina Isa in 1989. You can read about it here. (You can find a book about it here.)

It was first covered in the new York Post but it
made the New York Times now:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/18/nyregion/18behead.html?bl&ex=1235106000&en=8b9eb32a5d94c23a&ei=5087%0A

The lesson here of course is that if somebody makes a point of arguing Muslims are not violent, he is far more likely to be violent himself than somebody who does not.

And what do we read:

"The gruesome death of Ms. Hassan prompted outrage from Muslim leaders after suggestions that it had been some kind of “honor killing” based on religious or cultural beliefs."

Well, yes, probably. It was somewhat similar to the motive of O.J. Simpson.

But the method of execution was one that is liked by Islamic extremists.

Maybe he thought he'd get some sympathy if he did that.

We did the story as a way to show how the media is failing because it fails to connect with the viewers/readers the elites in the media actually hate.

Politics and religion aside, this is a sensational story of a gruesome murder that gets ratings... and STILL the MSM ignored it.

That tells you a couple of things:

1) The news directors and managing editors out there are more interested in politics and image than making a living, (they're getting their wish, because most of them are getting laid off these days).

2) The news directors and managing editors who DO want to make a living are super-worried about the backlash they routinely get from CAIR, which often launches email campaigns complaining about any story it doesn't like about Islam or Muslims.

Muzzammil Hassan is the founder and chief executive officer of Bridges TV, which he launched in 2004, amid hopes that it would help portray Muslims in a more positive light.

He was just trying to get a head.

Kent

He will never be the head of a major corporation now.

Sorry, couldn't help myself.

I'm a Muslim woman who stumbled onto your blog. I agree that the murder by beheading of this poor woman was awful, and the culprit deserves to be punished to the full extent of the law. However, whatever the crime, no matter how suspicious the circumstances, can we please remember that wonderful American belief of "innocent until proven guilty". Anti-Semitism is reprehensible, but so too is the automatic assumption that all Muslims are evil. This may come as a shocker, but I think the majority of Muslims would find little sympathy for the husband if indeed found guilty of this heinous crime.

Nuha:

Thanks so much for your comment. Innocent until proven guilty. Very true. But let's use some common sense and admit that this man is probably guilty.

Let's also remember that so-called honor killings are all too commonplace in the Arab Muslim world and we have yet to see one major demonstration against this atrocity.

Now, finding such an act reprehensible—and I have no doubt that you do—in private is all well and fine, but it is beside the point if not rejected with the utmost vehemence by the wider Muslim community.

Silence equals acceptance.

We are very sorry if we have given the impression that we consider all Muslims evil. Seraphic Secret believes that radical Islam is the problem and only reforms within the Umma can correct a variety of problems that have turned every single Arab Muslim counry dysfunctional.

We wish you the best and hope you will continue to comment here.

I agree completely that the husband is probably the murderer. Having said that I would also point out that ISNA came out with a strong statement condemning all violence against women, and has urged that this be the subject of this Friday's sermons at mosques throughout the United States.

So called "honor" killings are also being discussed with much greater openess and honesty in the Arab world. Queen Rania of Jordan has been a huge advocate of discussing this previously taboo subject.
There are issues that need to be addressed and public scrutinity of these problems is the only way to deal with them.

I'm glad that you don't find all Muslims evil, but clearly the tone of most of those who posted view Muslims in an extremely negative light. In the defense of the many Muslim men in my life (father, brothers, son, and last but not least husband) I feel it's necessary to just remind your readers that the violent and brutal death of a young mother is not the norm for my community. For every one horror story, there are hundreds of women who feel validated and cherished by the men in their lives.

I am looking forward to reading more on this blog -- what I've read thus far is certainly food for thought.

Nuha:

No need to defend the men in your life. It goes without saying that we make distinctions between good and evil, between victims and aggressors.

And as Orthodox Jews we well recognize the validation that comes from religion, be it Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Druze, Buddhism, Ba'hai, etc.

On this, I should hope that all good people agree.

Thanks so much for your articulate comments. We look forward to your input.

They also behead in Amsterdam, don't you know?

http://www.amsterdamcentral.net/amsterdamnews.htm