On This Day...
Aug 30, 2019: Bethlehem, Israel
An aspiring makeup artist is tortured and honor killed
by her family for posting video of herself: 1 Killed
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Toronto Sun
World
Activists call for justice after honour killing of Palestinian woman
Author of the article: Postmedia News
Publishing date: September 01, 2019
The death of a 21-year-old aspiring makeup artist has activists from around the world calling for justice.
Isra’a Ghrayeb, a Palestinian woman from Bethlehem, was reportedly killed this past Thursday after being allegedly tortured and beaten to death by her brother in a family honor killing.
According to The New Arab, Ghraybeb was killed after posting a video on social media depicting her and her fiance.
Her brother, Ihab — a Canadian citizen — was reportedly angered by the video, believing it was a family dishonor to show herself with her betrothed together before a formal wedding ceremony takes place.
Citing social media posts, The New Arab reported Ihab’s father called for his daughter’s beating after other family members saw the video. Local media reported Ghrayeb fell from the second floor of the family home while trying to escape family violence.
The fall caused severe spinal injuries. While in hospital awaiting a spinal cord operation, Ghrayeb stated on an Instagram story she had to cancel all August and September makeup appointments because of her bad state of health.
“I’m strong and I have the will to live — if I didn’t have this willpower, I would have died yesterday,” she reportedly wrote.
While in hospital, Ghraybeb was allegedly attacked a second time. She later died.
It’s unclear how Ghraybeb really died. Social media reports claim the woman died at home days after the alleged hospital attack.
Ghraybeb’s family claim she died of a heart attack.
Police have not officially commented on the alleged killing.
News of Ghraybeb’s death spawned the Arabic hashtag #WeAreAllIsraa which trended online with messages calling for justice for the woman’s death. Others called on the Canadian government to arrest Ihab for the alleged crime.
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