Murder of Farkhunda Malikzada
Farkhunda Malikzada was a 27-year-old woman who was publicly lynched by an angry mob in Kabul, Afghanistan, on March 19, 2015. She was savagely beaten and killed after allegedly arguing with a mullah who falsely accused her of burning the Quran. A large crowd of Muslims formed in the streets around her claiming that she had burned the Quran, and...