Shariah Comes to Buffalo, New York?
The gruesome story below is more than just a brutal homicide. The Muslim leaderwho turned himself in and has been charged with murder beheaded his wife.
It will be interesting to see how much attention the news media pays to thisstory. It will be even more revealing to see if anyone in the mediainvestigates why this Muslim leader chose beheading as a means to murder hiswife.
Will the media look into what the Qur’an and Hadith say about beheadingenemies? Will the media look into the relationship between honor killings,beheadings, and shariah law? Will the media investigate this man’s background,and how he worked to raise money in Saudi Arabia for his television station?
Or will political correctness trump investigative journalism?
Muzzammil Hassan, right, founder of Bridges TV,is charged with murder in the beheading of his wife, Aasiya Hassan, left, inOrchard Park.
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Updated:02/13/09 09:54 PM
Prominent Orchard Park man charged withbeheading his wife
By Gene Warner
News Staff Reporter
Orchard Park police are investigating a particularly gruesome killing, thebeheading of a woman, after her husband — an influential member of the localMuslim community — reported her death to police Thursday.
Police identified the victim as Aasiya Z. Hassan, 37. Detectives have chargedher husband, Muzzammil Hassan, 44, with second-degree murder.
"He came to the police station at 6:20 p.m. [Thursday] and told us thatshe was dead," Orchard Park Police Chief Andrew Benz said late thismorning.
Muzzammil Hassan told police that his wife was at his business, Bridges TV, onThorn Avenue in the village. Officers went to that location and discovered herbody.
Muzzammil Hassan is the founder and chief executive officer of Bridges TV,which he launched in 2004, amid hopes that it would help portray Muslims in amore positive light.
The killing apparently occurred some time late Thursday afternoon. Detectivesstill are looking for the murder weapon.
"Obviously, this is the worst form of domestic violence possible,"Erie County District Attorney Frank A. Sedita III said today.
Authorities say Aasiya Hassan recently had filed for divorce from her husband.
"She had an order of protection that had him out of the home as of Fridaythe 6th [of February]," Benz said.
Muzzammil Hassan was arraigned before Village Justice Deborah Chimes and sentto the Erie County Holding Center.
