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Lebanese Man Impregnates His Sister, Kills Her in 'Honor Crime' — Naharnet

A man has killed his pregnant teenage sister in south Lebanon in what was seen as an honor crime - the murder of a woman accused of shaming her family.

There's No Honor in Honor Killings - The Hunger Site

Urge the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to continue advocating for an end to the barbaric practice of honor killings.

Shafilea Ahmed murder: UK urged to act against 'honour' crimes | UK news | guardian.co.uk

As Shafilea Ahmed's parents are sentenced, a children's charity tackles dangers of forced marriage with classroom campaign

Zarqa man questioned after sister stabbed to death | The Jordan Times

AMMAN — Police on Tuesday were questioning a 28-year-old man in Zarqa who reportedly murdered his divorced sister a day earlier in the latest so-called honour murder this year. The suspect allegedly first struck the 33-year-old victim with a...

How Useful is the Term "Honor Killing"? | Native Born

Discussions surrounding the death of Shaima AlAwadi are taking directions that I not only find awkward, but not very useful.

If They are Admitting to 1,000 ..... - Atlas Shrugs

1000? Ha! In a month, maybe. Who is going to report these honor killings -- in Pakistan, no less? And who among the Pakistani police is going to listen in the rare case that is reported? They thinking we are bloody idiots. Join us at the Jessica...

Honour crime: Man kills wife and sister – The Express Tribune

Haji Misri Hajano murdered his wife because he suspected that she was unfaithful to him.

"Honour killing" perpetrators deserve harsher sentences, say Iraqi women | News | National Post

Women's activists in Iraq, led by the only woman in Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's cabinet, are lobbying to change a law they say is far too lenient on men involved in so-called 'honour crimes'

Making sense of honor crimes to prevent them

Mohammad Shafia, his second wife and 21-year-old son were found guilty last month in the murder of Shafia’s three teenage daughters and first wife i

No Honor in Crime: Add Your Name to the Petition | And Far Away

Over 112 Jordanian women were brutally murdered by their own families for honor in the past 10 years. It's disgusting. It's deplorable. It's

Family in Canada guilty of "honor" killings - CBS News

Afghan father, wife and son guilty of killing 4 female family members over what judge calls "twisted concept of honor"

Kuwaiti man shaves sister’s head for receiving ‘flirtatious texts’

Symbol against 'honor crimes' gives birth - CNN.com

A Pakistani woman whose gang rape made international headlines nine years ago has given birth for the first time.

Symbol against 'honor crimes' gives birth - CNN.com

A Pakistani woman whose gang rape made international headlines nine years ago has given birth for the first time.

'Honour' crimes against women in UK rising rapidly, figures show | UK news | The Guardian

Statistics from police forces detailing numbers of crimes planned and carried out by families or communities reveals 47% rise

Mathlouma - Female victims of injustice

Mathlouma was conceived as a forum to discuss so-called "honor crimes" based on a project carried out by the Information and Research Center of the King Hussein Foundation (IRC)

English :: 46 Women Killed for "Honour" in 2010 - Bianet

According to a report of the Human Rights Association, 46 women were killed by men in 2010 for reasons of "honour". 281 women and children applied ...

Article 98 Not License to Kill? Well Then, Let’s Do Something About It! | my treasure

← Indonesia Could Learn From Egypt Lashed to Death For Adultery at 14 Years Old → February 10, 2011 · 7:52 am ↓ Jump to Comments Article 98 Not Lic...

BBC News - Why a father killed his daughter who was 'too western'

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شاب يقتل شقيقته بعد محاولة نسيب زوجها اغتصابها ..!! - الخط الأحمر

أخبار الخط الأحمر,كل ما يتعلق بالاردن,أخبار سياسية,أخبار إجتماعية,أخبار فنانين وفنانات,وكالة الخط الأحمر

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إن "الشرف" اليوم جرح عميق في كياننا: مفهوم خلقي اضطهد (إجتماعيا وقضائيا) ليبرر أبشع أشكال العنف. تقدر الجهات المختصة أن 20 - 25 فتاة اردنية...

Crimes of Honour

Crimes of Honour: Filmed in Jordan and on the West Bank, investigates the terrible reality of femicide - the killing of sisters or daughters suspected of losing their virginity, for having refused an arranged marriage or having left a husband.

Barbaric 'honour killings' become the weapon to subjugate women in Iraq - Middle East, World - The Independent

At first glance Shawbo Ali Rauf appears to be slumbering on the grass, her pale brown curls framing her face, her summer skirt spread about her. But the awkward position of her limbs and the splattered blood reveal the true horror of the scene.

Reputation Is Everything: Honor Killings Among the Palestinians

If a woman brings shame to the family--through allegations of premarital or extramarital sex, by refusing an arranged marriage, or attempting to obtain a divorce--her male relatives are bound by duty and culture to murder her.

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Prime Minister of Jordan's view on honor crimes in the country.

الضحية 12 لعام 2010 ... ساعدونا في الكشف عن اسمها/هويتها - لا شرف في الجريمة

قتلت صباح اليوم طفلة لم تكمل عامها ال-16 على أيدي والدها الذي قتلها إنتقاما من نفسه بعد أن إعتدى عليها جنسيا ... وكانت الضحية قد شكت...

Honour killings in the Palestinian Territories: tradition, not Islam | Near East Quarterly

Ruba Saqr is a Jordanian journalist and columnist who has written about environmental and developmental concerns in the Levant, women and alternative music, and Sufism. She is a former managing editor of Forward Magazine (Syria) and Venture Magazine...

Women’s Voices Now Film Festival: Is This Honor?

(2010) Shedding light on the definition of

Egypt: Honor killing hits Alexandria | Stop honour killings!

The Amereya police deportment in Alexandria arrested three men from the same family and accused them of murdering two of the mens’ sister and dumping the body in the sewage after hearing rumors about her.

Robert Fisk: The crimewave that shames the world - Robert Fisk, Commentators - The Independent

It is a tragedy, a horror, a crime against humanity. The details of the murders – of the women beheaded, burned to death, stoned to death, stabbed, electrocuted, strangled and buried alive

Jordan | Honor Killings

Honor killing in Jordan means a jail cell finally. Men who kill Jordanian women face tough sentences. Convicted murderers used to get three-month jail terms.

Are Honour Killings a Socially Accepted Practice in Jordan?

Read here to learn about real life examples of honour killings, Jordanian activists opposed to the practice, and how the government has responded to them.

“Honor killings” of Middle Eastern women leave them fighting for rights - News — RT

Every year, over 5000 women are killed in "honor killings" in the Middle East, according to UN estimates. The extreme tradition is practiced in some Muslim societies if a woman is accused of bringing shame to her family.

The Problem of Honor Killings :: Middle East Forum

A recent report by Robert Fisk in the Independent on the subject of honor killings throughout the world should highlight the need to address the prevalence of this barbaric custom. Fisk notes that many women's rights groups suspect that the number of

IRIN Middle East | IRAQ: “Honour killings” persist in Kurdish north | Iraq | Gender Issues | Human Rights

At least 27 Iraqi Kurdish women have been murdered for having illicit affairs in so-called “honour killings” in Iraq’s northern semi-autonomous region of Kurdistan over the past four months, an official from the regional government said on 4...

Was Ahmet Yildiz the victim of Turkey's first gay honour killing? - Europe, World - The Independent

In a corner of Istanbul today, the man who might be described as Turkey's gay poster boy will be buried – a victim, his friends believe, of the country's deepening friction between an increasingly liberal society and its entrenched conservative...

Reuters AlertNet - JORDAN: Special report on honour killings

It was the case of a 16-year-old Jordanian girl in 1994, killed at the hands of her brother because she had been raped by another brother, which led Rana Husseini to campaign actively for the prevention of honour killings.

Abu-Ghanem women speak out against serial 'honor killings' - Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News

Eighth such murder in family causes female members to cooperate with police, authorities.

BBC NEWS | Middle East | Honour crime fear of Syria women

Seventeen-year-old Bushra is too scared to give her real name. She talks in a low, trembling voice, her face full of fear.

France24 - Egyptian bride murdered by disapproving family: security

A teenage bride has been beaten and stabbed to death by brothers and an uncle after she married against the family's wishes, a security official said on Wednesday.

Jordanian journalist lectures on exposing honor killings. - The Breeze: Life

A young Jordanian girl walks home. She finds her father waiting with a rope and an axe, posed to kill her.