'Westernized' Muslim Woman Allegedly Hit by Dad's Car Dies

PEORIA, AZ A West Valley woman has died from her injuries after police say she was run over by her own father with his Jeep.

Noor Almaleki, 20, succumbed to her injuries on Monday, after surviving for nearly two weeks in a hospital.

Another woman, Amal Khalaf, 43, is still recovering from her injuries at an undisclosed hospital, according to her attorney, Henry Salem. Salem said Khalaf suffered several broken bones and is now mourning the loss of her family friend.

Police Spokesman Mike Tellef said Faleh Hassan Almaleki, 48, is accused of hitting his daughter and a friend with his vehicle because Almaleki believed his daughter had become too westernized."

According to court paperwork, Almaleki fled the country after he was accused of committing the attack on October 20.

Court paperwork indicates he ditched his Jeep in Mexico before boarding a plane to London, where he was denied entry into the country and placed on a flight back to Atlanta, GA.

Police took him into custody on Thursday when he landed in Georgia.

He was returned to Peoria on Saturday, where he was booked on two charges of aggravated assault before being transported to the 4th Avenue Jail in Phoenix.

Tellef said the charges will be upgraded after violent crimes detectives meet with the county attorney.

Before Noor Almaleki's death, her father was being held on $5 million bail.

Tellef could not say whether Khalaf was also targeted or just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Noor had been living with Khalaf - her boyfriend's mother - according to police.




Agencies involved included the US Marshal's Office, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the FBI, Arizona Department of Public Safety, officials in the United Kingdom, and officials from the Nogales and Sonora, Mexico Police.

Shannon Stone, an apartment manager, says she leased an apartment to Noor and a friend earlier this year.

"I can't believe this would happen to her. She seemed so responsible, going to school, trying to do it all on her own," Stone said. "She seemed very kind, respectful."

Stone says she believes Almaleki should pay for what he's accused of doing to his daughter.

"That was his daughter, that was his own flesh and blood. You just don't do that, so he must pay for what he did," she said.

A neighbor in north Peoria where the family used to live said that the father always appeared stern.

Police said witnesses also reported that Almaleki fought with Noor about turning away from their traditional Iraqi values. Noor is also said to live with her boyfriend, a taboo in Muslim culture.

The Muslim community throughout the Valley has since gathered to address the issue and figure out plans to stop domestic violence and avoid a similar tragedy in the future.

"I believe such a crime has nothing to do with the teaching of Islam, the tolerant teaching of Islam, or of any religion," said Ahmad Shqeirat, Imam of the Islamic Community Center of Tempe.

Shqeirat said he and dozens of other Muslim leaders around the Valley met over the weekend to discuss outreach and education programs to raise awareness of domestic violence and raising children in the West.

"We try to talk to our children, to educate them to go directly to marriage, but it doesn't mean if one of these kids made a mistake, the reaction should be such a barbaric crime," said Shqeirat.

He and other Muslim leaders signed a "covenant" expressing a zero-tolerance policy for any kind of violence.

More information at http://www.abc15.com/news/local/story/Peoria-PD-Woman-dies-after-dad-hits-her...

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[2nuggs1]

he doesnt want his daughter to be westernized, but yet he moved to the u.s......what did he think would happen

[Kocaz69]

If that son of a bitch doesn't like the westerners, then he should get the fuck out, leave the country. Stupid fat bag of human waste.

[RevelationGJS]

These people are sick

[OCTANE1320]

Muslims...

What do you expect.

The "religion" of SHIT.

[bethhannahdjmommy]

She was a beautiful girl, why would anyone do that to their own daughter, just because she was westernized, my heart goes out to those that come to the US to find safety and security only to find that their religion condones this, what is wrong with a religion that condones murder-Everything!

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