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    An honor killing‚ or honour killing[1] is the homicide of a member of a family or social group by other members‚ due to the belief of the perpetrators that the victim has brought dishonor or shame upon the family or community.[2] It is a traditional practice that occurs in various cultures.[3][4] Victims of honor killings are killed for reasons such as refusing to enter an arranged marriage‚ being in a relationship that is disapproved by their relatives‚ having sex outside marriage‚ becoming the

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    TRENDS IN HONOUR KILLING INTRODUCTION: To understand completely or in view of the trends in Honour Killing‚ in order to remove the epidemic of honour killing from the society‚ one should have complete knowledge and understanding of what makes these murders unique. Honour killing is an ancient ritual in a modern world. in simple terms it can be defined as the killing of a relative‚ especially a girl or a women‚ who is perceived to have brought dishonor on the family. Victims of honor killings are

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    HONOR KILLING | | What is Honour Killing? * An honour killing (also called a customary killing) happens when a person is murdered by a family member out of the belief or suspicion that the victim has brought shame to the family‚ clan or community.Murdering the person is believed to salvage the family’s honour. * An honor killing or honour killing(also called a customary killing) is the killing of a member of a family or social group by other members‚ due to the belief of the perpetrators

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    Minority Affairs Publication details‚ including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/cjmm20 Is Honor Killing a “Muslim Phenomenon”? Textual Interpretations and Cultural Representations Recep Doğan Version of record first published: 20 Oct 2011. To cite this article: Recep Doğan (2011): Is Honor Killing a “Muslim Phenomenon”? Textual Interpretations and Cultural Representations‚ Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs‚ 31:3‚ 423-440 To link to this article:

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    C.B.C. News Assignment The Horror and Fear of Honour Killing On June 30‚ 2009‚ a disturbing act was peformed to reclaim a families honour. A Nissan Sentra was found at Kingston Mills where Rideau Canal meets Lake Ontario. In this vehicle four females were found and identified as the Shafia sisters‚ Zainab‚ Geeti‚ and Sahar‚ they were 19‚ 13‚ and 17 years old. Their father’s first wife was also found in the vehicle‚ Rona Amir Mohammad. They were found dead on the scene and the accident was

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    Honour killing‚ india’s continuing shame Honour killing‚ india’s continuing shame SUBMITTED TO SUBMITTED BY Prof. seema dutta AMAN BANSAL ROLL NO-212017 OBJECTIVES Every research has an objective in mind when he or she starts his or her research on any topic and in the course of the research process the researcher’s job is to fulfill

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    Sweden Honour killings in Pakistan under Theoretical‚ Legal and Religious Perspectives An Analytical Study of Honour killings Abuse and Disconnecting Islam from This Ancient Brutal Tradition Author MUHAMMAD ZIA ULLAH MASTER THESIS SUBMITTED‚ 27-05-2010 Malmö University Malmö‚ Sweden Abstract This research sets out to examine the main excuses‚ often mentioned in connection to the so-called “honour killings” in Pakistan. In this way‚ the aim is to discuss the idea of “honour killings” by looking

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    Honour Killings Spreading Through the Globe Honour killing is an act of murder usually done by a family member‚ predominately males towards females‚ where the victim has supposedly dishonoured the family. Honour is one of the main concepts that a family values leaving it to be held higher than almost any other concept. It is associated with pride and is carried within a family; a reputation in a sense. Honour killings are committed when the sense of honour has been disturbed. Men find that honour

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    This bypasses the killer’s consequences‚ and is hard to trace since it is mostly verbal. However‚ “honour killings aren’t always properly investigated because some police and prosecutors share the same views as the honour killers” (The World Post 2). The problem in this situation is that of the reaction. In the beginning‚ the initial disturbment is obvious - the time when the victim is put into trouble for what

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    places such as India where women are still subjected to strict ruling by men. Husband’s rule over their wives‚ and son’s rule over their own mothers. Women are constantly expected to live a certain way‚ and to make the men in their family ’shine’. Women are often abused and hurt after an unfortunate mistake; such as speaking against a male family member. A woman is lucky to receive just a beating‚ when they can receive much worse. They can be murdered through an honour killing. Honour K/illing is defined

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