Definition of - schizophrenia: Jordan Islamists slam women's rights convention while Lebanon's senior Shia cleric bans Honour Killing

So let me get this straight, according to religious scholars separated by about 100 kilometers, its bad to kill women for honour AND its bad to give them universal rights ? Eh? who is right then? So it is bad to kill women, its bad to kill them for supposed honour infractions ranging from wearing lipstick to selecting one's own spouse, etc. etc. While on the other hand, if you look at what constitutes discrimination in terms of the treaty, this is what it says, The Convention defines discrimination against women as "...any distinction, exclusion or restriction made on the basis of sex which has the effect or purpose of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment or exercise by women, irrespective of their marital status, on a basis of equality of men and women, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural, civil or any other field."

Pretty much contradictory even if you ignore the basic right of life!

I would like to draw your attention to the definition #2

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Psychiatry. Also called dementia praecox. a severe mental disorder characterized by some, but not necessarily all, of the following features: emotional blunting, intellectual deterioration, social isolation, disorganized speech and behavior, delusions, and hallucinations.
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a state characterized by the coexistence of contradictory or incompatible elements.

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Shia cleric bans ‘honour’ killings
BEIRUT Lebanon’s most senior Shia Muslim cleric has issued a fatwa banning “honour” killings, calling the custom of murdering a female relative for sexual misconduct “a repulsive act”.
The fatwa by Grand Ayatollah Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah is a rare condemnation of the practice by a prominent cleric. Grand Ayatollah Fadlallah is the religious authority for Lebanon’s 1.2 million Shias. Honour crimes are rarely reported in Lebanon, but the ayatollah’s spokesman Hani Abdullah said that his office had received reports of an increase in “honour” killings, though he could not give specific figures.
Although the practice is illegal in Arab countries, perpetrators often go unpunished or receive light sentences. The overwhelmingly Sunni populations of Jordan – where it is estimated that some 20 women are killed every year by their male relatives – and the Palestinian territories are unlikely to heed the ayatollah’s fatwa. However, the cleric does have followers among Shias in Iraq, where he lived for 30 years in the holy city of Najaf. (AP)



Jordan Islamists slam women's rights conventionAFPAugust 5, 2007
AMMAN -- Jordan's Islamists Sunday criticized the government's endorsement of a United Nations convention eliminating discrimination against women, describing it as a "most dangerous" agreement. Last month Jordan endorsed the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), 15 years after it signed the international document. "This is one of the most dangerous agreements that affects the rights of citizens, as well as the nation's identity and values," the top legal scholar of the Islamic Action Front (IAF) party said in a statement. "This agreement, as well as similar American and Zionist efforts, seek to steer people away from religion," said Ibrahim Zeid Al Kilani. "Scientists, rulers, and citizens must confront such efforts, which are aimed at destroying the Muslim family," he added. The UN says the convention, first adopted by the global body's General Assembly in 1979, "provides the basis for realizing equality between women and men through ensuring women's equal access to, and equal opportunities in, political and public life - including the right to vote and to stand for election - as well as education, health, and employment." Kilani noted with satisfaction that, in endorsing the agreement, the Jordanian government expressed reservations on clauses related to Jordan's personal status law, citizenship, housing, and the free movement of women. But he chided the government for failing to express reservations on one clause that stipulates that women should have the same rights as men concerning the legal guardianship of children. Women's groups and human rights organizations in Jordan, who have been pushing for the convention's endorsement, have welcomed the decision.