First you say, "What do you think should be done about these problems, GUEST,Sandi?"
So I answered your question.
Then you say, "It is very patriarchal to decide for these women what the solutions should be to the problems they face without taking into consideration what they would want to have happen themselves. Which leads me to suspect that you, GUEST,Sandi, are really a man and not a woman."
I guess no one will ever be allowed to win an argument with you.
Your suspicions lead me to the conclusion that you're not as smart as you think you are. Furthermore, my response was colored by the fact that I've read Souad's book, something you, obviously, have not bothered to do.
My response was based on her opinions about those who commit honor killings, and on problems within Muslim societies.
According to Souad, honor killing is specifically tolerated in Muslim societies. It is all too common, she said, among Muslim Palestinians but unheard of among Christian Palestinians.
She also pointed out that there is one country in the Middle East that does prosecute and punish honor killers. That country is Israel. And bear in mind, Souad says that she was raised to hate Israel and all Israelis.
I don't know why you feel that it's important to deflect criticism away from Muslims. According to Souad, a practicing Musilim, it is specifically a Muslim problem.