Nasira Fazli and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander

Immigration Minister Chris Alexander: Alexander brought up the case of Nasira Fazli this week as he talked publicly about the need for legislation to crack down on so-called honour killings and polygamy among immigrants, according to The Star. While what he did is clearly a crime, among the gravest crimes that can be committed and that he is facing the full consequences of the law for murder, this was also a barbaric cultural practice in that he felt that he had been dishonoured by her ability to be independent and Criminal defence lawyers are dismayed that Immigration Minister Chris Alexander publicly branded a man charged with killing his wife a murderer before his trial. Not much more than one year ago, she was killed 48 stab wounds by her husband, Feraidon Mohammad Ibrahem, who had been in this country only for a few months, sponsored by her, Alexander told a news conference at a womens centre in west-end Toronto. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.