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Quote: Tue, December 11, 2007 Quote: Friends feared worst Quote: Man allegedly chokes daughter over culture cl Quote: By ROB LAMBERTI, SUN MEDIA MISSISSAUGA -- School friends of Aqsa Parvez say they knew that one day they'd be told the 16-year-old would be fighting for her life. Because of a clash of cultures, a conflict between Muslim tradition and Western lifestyle, they learned yesterday that Aqsa was in grave condition in hospital after allegedly being choked by her father. A man telephoned Peel Regional Police at 7:55 a.m. yesterday claiming he had killed his daughter. When police arrived at the posh Longhorn Trail home, where about a dozen people spanning three generations live, Aqsa was barely alive. Peel medics rushed her to Credit Valley Hospital and she was later transferred to the Hospital for the Sick Children for trauma care. Investigators are not hopeful she will survive and Const. J.P. Valade said the homicide squad is actively involved in the investigation. Aqsa's father, Muhammad Parvez, 57, a driver with Blue and White Taxi, was taken into custody and will be formally charged in Brampton court this morning. Aqsa's school chums at Applewood Heights Secondary School say she wanted to break free from the cultural restraints imposed by family. Friend Dominiquia Holmes-Thompson, 16, said Aqsa told her something could possibly "happen." "She was scared to go home," she said. Aqsa had recently been staying with a friend and wanted to return home to get her belongings, friends said. 'REGULAR CLOTHES' They said this year the Grade 11 student began taking off her hijab, a traditional headscarf, as she headed to school and put it back on when she returned home. Friends said her father allowed her to wear "regular clothes," but only if she wore the hijab. "She wanted to dress like us," said one girl. "To be normal." "Yes, we were really worried" about Aqsa returning home to get her clothes, Dominiquia said. "You don't know if she's going to live?" she asked, as she was consoled by friends and breaking into tears. "No." Dominiquia said Aqsa loved clothes, dancing and taking pictures. Friend Ebonie Mitchell said Aqsa would probably have loved to get into the fashion industry. "She always wanted to change," friend Ashley Garbutt, 16, said. "She just wanted to show her beauty. That's all she wanted to do." Ashley said Aqsa asked her to help find a place for her to live and was willing to go to a shelter. "She just wanted freedom," Dominiquia said. "She was a very kind person, she was really nice. Everybody loved her." Neighbours in the quiet cul-de-sac were stunned by the news. They said the family moved in about two years ago, but few residents knew them. "I was shocked," said Fatima Domingos, a mother of two. "It's sad. I hope she makes it. "This is close to Christmas; at any time of the year, this is a tragedy."