A Killing Commanded by Tradition

A Killing Commanded by Tradition: "Amina's paternal uncle, Mohammad Azim, said he watched as the villagers forced Amina down a muddy path toward a patch of soft earth along a riverbank surrounded by stones, a few yards from the edge of the village.
It was a beautiful spot, shaded by an enormous tree and offering a charming view of the village clinging to the mountainside.
It was also an ideal place for a stoning.
'They dug a hole in the ground right here,' Azim said, pointing to a spot in the clearing six days later. 'Then they buried Amina up to her waist, with her arms pinned by her side.'
Azim said Amina's hair was covered in a head scarf, and that she was crying in terror as nearly a hundred men gathered in a circle around her and began throwing small rocks at her head."