Zainab, another Lebanese woman victim of a domestic violence

Zainab Taleb, 28 years, from Ain al Zahab in Akkar, North Lebanon, and living in Melbourne, Australia with her husband and three children, is a new victim of domestic violence as she was brutally slaughtered by her husband, 34 years, from Diniyeh on the second day of Eid al Fitr. Her body was thrown in a parking lot a couple of kilometers away from the family residence in Australia. The apparent reason for the killing, as conveyed in the local media, is that she refused to accompany the culprit to jihad in Syria. The husband was arrested and interrogation is underway in preparation for the projected trial and sentence next October.

Here in Akkar, the news of Zainab’s death was shocking to the town’s inhabitants, not only because of the barbarity of the act, but also because of the constant brutal behavior by the criminal husband and father. According to the victim’s father, his son-in-law is known for his religious extremism, but he has never thought that he could be a terrorist or member of ISIS or other extremist organization. Samira, Zainab’s sister, disclosed that the latter “frequently contacted them but that her news were cut off five months ago and she avoided talking about family particularities.” (Al Mustaqbal, An Nahar, July 10, 11, 2016)