On New Years Day law enforcement officials found the bulletriddled bodies of two teenage sisters. 17yearold Sarah Said and 18yearold Amina Said. They were found in the back seat of their fathers taxicab. Now their father. Yaser Said. a Muslim and an Egyptianborn immigrant. is on the run. Authorities believe he murdered the girls after he found out they had American boyfriends. Family members say the murder was motivated by a Muslim tradition known as "honor killing." According to this tradition. religious extremists justify homicide in the name of religion in order to correct the "shame" that a family member has brought on the family.
Identified stereotypes
Associating a specific immigrant group with honor killings.