January 11, 2008
Source: The Dallas Morning News
IRVING – The leader of an Irving mosque denounced honor killings Friday, saying they have no place in Islam.
Imam Zia Sheikh's comments came after speculation that two teenage sisters were victims of such a killing. Sarah and Amina Said were found shot to death in a taxi in Irving on New Year's Day.
The girls' father, Egyptian-born cab driver Yaser Said, is wanted in connection with the deaths. He reportedly was troubled by his daughters' relationships with boys.