Quotes of the Day

A woman and her children mourn near the coffin of her husband who was killed by al-Qaeda insurgents in Baghdad November 22, 2007.
Monday, Jul. 12, 2010

Open quoteThere is nothing more honorable than getting married to the widow of a martyr.Close quote

  • ABU MUHAMMAD AL-ZAIDI,
  • an al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia fighter, on a fatwa issued by the group telling its members to marry the wives of the fallen
Photo: Ali Shatti / Reuters | Source: NYT