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March 8, 2010

Exclusive: How Do You Plead, Guilty or Not Guilty? ‘I Plead Muslim!’

Gadi Adelman

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"She was strong, beautiful, really caring, she was always willing to help people." This was the description of Noor Almaleki (pictured above) according to one of her co-workers from the Applebee’s in Glendale, Arizona.
 
Her caring came to end on October 20, 2009 when her own father, Faleh Hassan Almaleki ran her down with his Jeep Cherokee. Noor fought for her life until Monday November 2, 2009, when she succumbed and died from her injuries. Noor was only 20 years old. Her father didn’t just run over Noor; at the time he ran her down, she was walking in a parking lot with her fiancé’s mother, Amal Edan Khalaf. The 43-year-old Amal Edan Khalaf was seriously injured.
 
This tragic story made national headlines when it was revealed that the girl’s father, Faleh Hassan Almaleki, deliberately targeted his daughter and attacked her for becoming too “Westernized.”
 
Nicole Furugia worked with Noor at Applebee's, and stayed in touch with her until her death.

But her employment there, like her life, was short lived. "She came in all frantic one day and asked me to cover her shift because her father found out where she worked," said Furugia. "She had to quit her job, and she had to move."
 
"She was a good person, and moral," according to Noor's friend Sharlee Caudle. "Most parents would be glad to have a child like that." Her friends described her as an aspiring model and actress, working and going to school.
 
I spoke with her former manager on the telephone, Chad Wilcoxon, and he told me “that Noor had to quit due to her dad,” she called one day and said “I have to quit due to family reasons.” He told me that “her death affected everyone here.” As we spoke, he explained, “I only worked with her for one month. I didn’t even know she was Iraqi.”
 
I wanted to get to know Noor before writing this story; she had pages on Facebook and MySpace. She had lots of friends. She posted details about herself; she posted a photo on a Web site for aspiring models and actresses. She lived with her boyfriend and his mother. But as I worked to track down people who knew her, I came upon some interesting twists to this story that I had not heard before.
 
Some friends of Noor said that her father had taken her to Iraq and told her they were visiting relatives. Once there, he married her off and left her to fend for herself. Noor then had to find enough money to make her way back to America and, once here, she moved in with the fiancé she loved. Furugia said she had gone with Noor to look into getting a restraining order against her father. "She was very determined on getting it, she was scared."
 
Family members told police that the father was upset that his daughter failed to live by traditional Muslim values, and prosecutors have also said Almaleki has admitted killing his daughter because she disgraced the family by not following traditional Iraqi or Muslim values. Faleh Hassan Almaleki was charged with first-degree murder, aggravated assault and two counts of leaving the scene of a serious accident. Police said Almaleki fled the country after the attack, driving to Mexico and later taking a plane to London. He was detained by British authorities and extradited back to the United States.
 
Speaking before a Maricopa County judge, county prosecutor Stephanie Low said Almaleki has admitted purposefully running down his daughter.  Low indicated that Mr. Almaleki does not deny that his actions were intended to harm and even kill Noor:
 
“By his own admission, this was an intentional act and the reason was that his daughter had brought shame on him and his family,” Low said. “This was an attempt at an honor killing.”
 
Arizona, like 35 other states, currently has the death penalty and there are 133 people on death row. Obviously, a heinous crime such as one murdering one’s own child with premeditation would result in the death penalty if found guilty. But not in this case, no:the decision not to seek the death penalty was taken after Almaleki's attorney, Billy Little, a public defender, asked the judge to take special precautions to ensure that the County and Attorney's Office wouldn't wrongly seek the death penalty because…Almaleki is a Muslim.
 
Further, Little requested that the office make public the process it uses to determine whether to seek capital punishment. "An open process provides some level of assurance that there is no appearance that a Christian is seeking to execute a Muslim for racial, political, religious or cultural beliefs," Little wrote, referring to County Attorney Andrew Thomas' Christian faith.
 
Laura Reckart, a county prosecutor, responded that Little's concern about the "supposed bias" of the office's death penalty review process was "without legitimate factual or legal basis." She wrote that the state can seek the death penalty for any person convicted of first-degree murder if it can prove the existence of at least one aggravating factor, not because of religion.
 
However, the debate stopped there. On February 16th, Reckart filed a motion indicating prosecutors would not seek the death penalty. Mike Scerbo, a spokesman for the County Attorney's Office, issued the following statement on February 19th:
 
"The defendant is charged with first degree murder and, if convicted, will spend the rest of his life in prison. As is in all first degree murder cases, the decision on whether to seek the death penalty is made on a case by case basis. Cultural considerations played no part in the decision not to seek the death penalty." In other words, the clear message is this: this was an “honor killing,” this was religiously motivated and we as Americans have to take this into consideration and, as such, we should remove the death penalty from the table in such cases.
 
In my previous article “One Nation under Allah” I touched on this very subject of Sharia law. I explained that “the United Nations estimates that as many as 5,000 women are murdered in such honor killings each year for offenses like immodesty or refusing an arranged marriage…
 
The situation here is not whether Faleh Hassan Almaleki deserves the death penalty. It is totally irrelevant which side of the death penalty argument you advocate. This decision should concern each and every one of us because of the big picture. By removing the death penalty from this case, Maricopa County is setting a precedent that will have ramifications far reaching and far beyond the death penalty. This is only the beginning of a slippery slope that none of us should allow.
 
America has a Constitution, we have laws and we have freedoms. None of these laws are specific to only certain citizens; they apply to all of us, or at least that was the way our Founding Fathers envisioned it. When we as a nation start to pick and choose certain rules for certain people or religions or cultures, where does it end? Would it come as a surprise if someone charged with domestic violence or wife battery gets a lesser charge because he is a Muslim? It is only a matter of time before that will happen, now that this precedent has been set.
 
While Noor was fighting for her life her brother, Peter-Ali Almaleki, said that he loved his sister and that should she not have to be suffering from her injuries. But he added that the family lives by different cultural values. "One thing to one culture doesn't make sense to another culture," he added. So because "one thing to one culture doesn't make sense to another culture,” should we allow the laws, the rules and our values to be changed to align with another culture’s values, no matter what is enshrined in our Constitution?
 
I noticed during my research that one blogger wrote, "If you want to murder somebody in America, be sure to convert to Islam first." I think that sentence speaks volumes.
 
Here is what I propose: like I always say, speak up and do something about it. Our future generations will suffer at the hands of killers like Almaleki and the courts who will protect them simply with pseudo-Islamic Sharia law. Share your feelings with Maricopa County.
 
Mr. Billy Little
Maricopa County Public Defender’s Office
620 W Jackson Street, Suite 4015, Phoenix AZ 85003
Phone:  602-506-2200 Fax:  602-506-1865
 
Maricopa County Attorney's office 602-506-3411
 
I dedicate this article to Noor Almaleki and to the hundreds of thousands of other women who have died in the name of “honor.”
 
FamilySecurityMatters.org Contributing Editor Gadi Adelman is a freelance writer and lecturer on the history of terrorism and counterterrorism. He grew up in Israel, studying terrorism and Islam for 35 years after surviving a terrorist bomb in Jerusalem in which 7 children were killed. Since returning to the U. S., Gadi teaches and lectures to law enforcement agencies as well as high schools and colleges. He is currently writing his first book, "Terrorism; Understanding the Threat". He can be reached through his website http://gadiadelman.com.

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it's not honor-killing ...IT IS MURDER...COLD BLOODED MURDER. PLEASE REFRAIN FROM ATTACHING THE NOBLE WORD HONOR TO THE DIRTY WORD KILLING.

MURDER IS MURDER.
CALL IT MUSLIM MURDER IF YOU WILL. THAT IS JUSTIFIED. ISLAM HAS TO BE OUT LAWED AND PRACTISING ISLAM SHOULD BE PUNISHABLE BY INSTANT DEATH. THIS HAS TO BECOME LAW. A MASS MURDERER'S FILTHY DESERT CULT HAS SULLIED THIS PLANET FOR TOO LONG. LET'S GET RID OF IT AND LET'S GET RID OF THEM . IT'LL DO US ALL AND OUR PLANET GOOD. BAN ISLAM FOR STARTERS.

posted by: MUSLIMPOXBYEBYE
Monday, March 8, 2010 at 08:34 AM

Mr. Adelman - Excellent article. What evil lurks in a person's heart that would allow Noor's father to murder his own daughter. A parents first instinct is to protect their young. Sharia Law and cultural Islam make killing your offspring mandatory if they "shame" the family by not following Islamic cultural traditions. Even after the murder Noor's brother Peter did not condemn the killing - only that Noor's death was not quick enough and he showed NO concern for Noor's fiance's mother who was an innocent bystander and permanently critically injured by the actions of Noor's Father.

Why did this happen? In Islam there is NO separation of Church and State. Mohammad required his followers to watch each other and gave them Allah's guidance and blessing to carry out punishments on their own if necessary. Following those political Islamist cultural traditions Noor brought shame on the family and must be killed. She in effect became a traitor to Islam therefore an honor killing was carried out. Don't believe me read Adelman's quote from Noor's brother Peter - it's a cultural thing you don't get it but that's the way it is.

Noor's brother Peter's quote was the most chilling to the bone evil I have read in some time. The evil of the father has been passed down to the son as has been the case for 1400 years.

Look at the Rifqa Bary case for similarities. The difference is Rifqa is living under court protection in Ohio - her apostasy story is a death sentence too in political Islam.

Political Islam declared war on us - it is time for America to declare war on Political Islam - Our two political systems are not compatible. America Akbar!

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posted by: Alan Kornman
Monday, March 8, 2010 at 09:01 AM

If you the reader, as an American, cannot read the handwriting on the wall, this pitiful stretching of the law with regard to punishment of first degree murder falls right in with strong beliefs of our President, the Democrat congress and many in the liberal groups who are dead set (play on words!) against the death penalty, for a variety of reasons, unfair to poor, etc., and if this trial proceeds and the death penalty is not applicd, it will set a precedent that could do away with the death penalty.

Charlie

posted by: Charlie
Monday, March 8, 2010 at 09:38 AM

If it happened in a Muslim country, the Sharia courts would allow honour as broad mitigation for cold blooded murder and we would hear little to nothing more from the mainstream media.

In this case the premeditated murder happened in the USA, and somebody ought to inform the prosecutor that like it or not it is subject to US law, which is currently not Sharia.

Otoh, there is a strong argument that free and democratic people fully deserve the consequences of electing useful idiots.

posted by: David, Thailand
Monday, March 8, 2010 at 10:52 AM

The thing that eludes me about this tragic situation is this: Why do these foreigners who are so devout in their own culture/religion/beliefs LEAVE their own country and come to AMERICA, and then expect their children who are raised here not to embrace the American way of life? It's stupefying! If you don't want your children to become Westernized, or Americanized, then STAY IN YOUR HOME COUNTRY.

posted by: Gary S
Monday, March 8, 2010 at 11:40 AM

This case sets such a bad precedent for anyone who believes in universal human rights and equal justice under the law.

Ellen R. Sheeley, Author
"Reclaiming Honor in Jordan"

posted by: ERS
Monday, March 8, 2010 at 12:32 AM

All things are permitted in islam if its in support of islam. Islam is a ideology of hate and death.(not a religion). Where hate is the most honorable and sacred emotional state to be in all the time and death, now as a ghazni(holy warrior) for mohammed the thug and his moon goddess allah.

posted by: Brian
Monday, March 8, 2010 at 12:55 AM

After reading this article and after seeing the story on TV, I am still mortified that such a thing happened! How can we allow "Muslim Law" to infiltrate our judicial system? We are AMERICANS and the laws are American, by and for ALL of us! This father should be treated as any first degree killer is treated, especially in a state that has the death penalty! Whether or not you believe in the death penalty, the slaughter of your own child should fall under...."kill the killer!" Muslim belief my foot! Last time I looked, this was the U.S.A.

posted by: EMA
Monday, March 8, 2010 at 12:56 AM

U.S. Rule of Law MUST prevail. Billy Little is a traitor to the Constitution he swore to uphold.
Folks can't come to this nation with all their Old World baggage and impose it on us. Muslims need to be disabused of the notion that their culture (a satanic cult) is unwelcome here (except by the elites who hate our Christian heritage and are determined to destroy it).

Am I the only one who wonders where the women's libbers are when it comes to Muslim women being treated like chattel?

posted by: Miriam
Monday, March 8, 2010 at 04:50 PM

So what else is new in this twisted upside down world of ours? This lawyer is a shyster, most lawyers are in it for the money. Most don't give a rats behind for the victim or the victim's family's.

This is just another example of man's inability to govern himself.

I just read an article on my Yahoo homepage. At least 200 people, most of them Muslim Christians, were slaughtered on Sunday, according to residents, aid groups and journalists.

The local government gave a figure more than twice that amount, but offered no casualty list or other info to substantiate it.

Soon that exact same thing will be happening here on our filthy crime-ridden streets. Only instead of Muslim Christians it will be American Christians paying the ultimate price for our foolhardiness.

posted by: Paul West
Monday, March 8, 2010 at 05:45 PM

"Why do these foreigners who are so devout in their own culture/religion/beliefs LEAVE their own country and come to AMERICA..."


Its simple: they get tired of riding camels/mules, living in dirt, wearing greasy sheets, and living under repressive dictatorships.
(ok, I exagerate... but I think you get the point)

They only come to America to enjoy our prosperity and freedoms. But they bring with them the religion, ideology, and culture
that made their homelands the sesspools that they are. They bring with them a hatred of democracy, goodness and basic respect
for others that is foundational to American society.

"least 200 people, most of them Muslim Christians, were slaughtered "

Er, there is no such beast as a "Muslim Christian". Maybe you mean "Arabian Christian" or "Iraqi Christian" or "Nigerian Christian"
etc. ? But "Muslim Christian" is a contradiction. You cannot be a Christian and a Muslim at the same time.

posted by: Wallabee
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 11:30 AM

This is an unforgivable disgrace; this capitulation to barbarians who live as sub-human animals. If we allow this, then we no longer have a country.

posted by: Erlene
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 12:18 AM

To get a picture of what this country will be like in 50 years if present trends continue, read "Age of Tolerance." In that book, every act of terror begets acts of appeasement in order to "broaden tolerance" and lessen the oppression that Muslims are said to experience in this country. Eventually, hate crime laws extend to books and visual media that criticize or offend Muslim sensibilities. When you look at what is happening in England, that book is a prophesy of the future.

posted by: Trainwreck
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 04:11 PM

Billy Little is not a murderer or a participant in any crime. Mr. Little is a public defender, an attorney, an officer of the court with the responsibility to defend his client's rights.

Mr. Little succeeded in an aspect of his job, the removal of the death penalty for his client. He did so by articulating an argument that the defendant acted under his cultural standards.

The prosecutor could have more effectively argued against Little, the judge could have over-ruled the argument... Neither did.

I'm not happy by any means that the animal who killed his daughter will be fed and clothed at the expense of the taxpayer for the remainder of his blighted existence on this earth, but, let's not condemn Billy Little who worked within the confines of our American system of justice under the rule of law.

posted by: Joe D
Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 10:31 AM

well firstly id lik to clear up the fact that she had no boyfriends no one she was in love withthat people make itsound like. The semester before she was supposed to graduate they dumpd her in iraq where warfare was going on all around. what parent does that? then they told her that she had to get engaged if she wanted to come back and ofcourse she did that but when she came back she was not let out of the house ever not even for school. this went on for three years or so. She had so many dreams and hopes and they kept her locked down. So finally one day she tried to kill herself but failed and was rescued by her cousin who took her in for the time being. the two families were not on good terms in the first place. But her aunt was still there for her. and just last year 2009 noor got engaged to the son of her family relatives also and arab muslim... and i think that is really important that we all recognize this. while everyone is trying to find excuses and legitimize wht they did and her famiy deserves no sympathy. her mother has always had a big hand at instigating drama. furthermore for 2 years all this nonsensse went on and she stilldin't have the heart to get a restraining order against her parents. cuz deep inside she had hope that they actually cared for her. SHe used to work day and nigth and help support her family they had abused her credit while she was in iraq and she was stuck with enormous bills when she was bak. there is so much more to the story and it only makes me more angry.

posted by: zindagi
Friday, March 19, 2010 at 05:43 AM

The judge was foolish to allow this. What about the unintended consequences? Fanatical Muslims will be emboldened; secularized Muslims (especially women) will be further intimidated by the radicals in their community; non-Muslim criminals in this jurisdiction will convert before trial so as to qualify for lighter sentences (and who can deny it to them, once the precedent has been set?). Once again, compassion for the guilty has endangered the innocent. Expect more Noors, who'll not only be butchered by their relatives but then sacrificed all over again by the US legal system. Very, very foolish. Very dangerous.

posted by: I Want My Country Back
Friday, March 19, 2010 at 03:14 PM

" 'Why do these foreigners who are so devout in their own culture/religion/beliefs LEAVE their own country and come to AMERICA...'


Its simple: they get tired of riding camels/mules, living in dirt, wearing greasy sheets, and living under repressive dictatorships."

Actually, the reason they are here is part of a bigger plan. "The 100 year plan to infiltrate the US" by radical Islam.
The reading may be gruely, but if you want to understand WHY they are here, read information on these links. IT'S EXTREMELY SCARY!

http://www.earstohear.net/Kingdom/islam.html

http://97.74.65.51/readArticle.aspx?ARTID=32245

posted by: Mel
Friday, May 14, 2010 at 09:39 PM

@MUSLIMPOXBYEBYE - Please don't think that way. EVERYONE has a freedom of religion. Remember the 1st amendment? You can't take that away. Staying true to the separation of church and state is the key here.

posted by: Mel
Friday, May 14, 2010 at 09:42 PM

If you move here you live by the laws here as all must. This brings me back to that religious couple whose daughter died because they prayed over her and didn't bring her to a doctor. They didn't believe in doctors. The daughter died and the parents are in prison. Life is Life regarless of the culture. If you want to live with your cultures go back to where they are accepted or else learn to adjust to a new life in America. My ancestors did. Most all of ancestors did.

posted by: Ann Marie
Monday, January 24, 2011 at 06:47 PM