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==Further reading== |
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*Mojab, Shahrzad and Amir Hassanpour. 2001. "In Memory of Fadime Sahindal: Thoughts on the Struggle Against 'Honor Killing'." Kurdish Library. http://www.kurdishlibrary.org/Kurdish_Library/Aktuel/Fadime_Sahindal/Articel_Hassanpour_Fadime01.htm |
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* Wikan, Unni. 2002. Generous Betrayal: Politics of Culture in the New Europe. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. |
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* "Jordan Parliament Supports Impunity for Honor Killing", [[Washington, D.C.]]: [[Human Rights Watch]] [[news release]], January 2000 |
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*''[[Burned Alive: A Victim of the Law of Men]]'' Alleged first-person account of [[Souad]], a victim of an attempted honor killing (ISBN 0-446-53346-7) — The work is based on a [[repressed memory]] report and its authenticity has been questioned.<ref>Malcolm Knox: [http://www.smh.com.au/news/Books/Historian-challenges-Palestinian-bestseller/2005/04/12/1113251628102.html Historian challenges Palestinian bestseller], ''Sydney Morning Herald'', April 13, 2005</ref> |
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* [http://www.worldpoliticswatch.com/article.aspx?id=213 ''A Matter of Honor, Your Honor?''], Wiesbaden, Germany: World Politics Watch News Feature, September 2006 |
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==References and notes== |
==References and notes== |
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Revision as of 20:21, 19 July 2007
Honor killing as a cultural practice or religious practice
Sharif Kanaana, professor of anthropology at Birzeit University states that honor killing is:
- A complicated issue that cuts deep into the history of Arab society. .. What the men of the family, clan, or tribe seek control of in a patrilineal society is reproductive power. Women for the tribe were considered a factory for making men. The honor killing is not a means to control sexual power or behavior. What's behind it is the issue of fertility, or reproductive power.[citation needed]
An Amnesty International statement adds:
- The regime of honour is unforgiving: women on whom suspicion has fallen are not given an opportunity to defend themselves, and family members have no socially acceptable alternative but to remove the stain on their honour by attacking the woman.[1]
References and notes
- ^ Amnesty International: Broken bodies, shattered minds - Torture and ill-treatment of women, Report, March 6, 2001
External links
Included in article
- Articles and Opinions: American Muslims need to speak out against violations of Islamic Shariah law {Asma Society}
- Case Study: "Honor" Killings and Blood Feuds (Gendercide.org)
- Commodifying Honor in Female Sexuality: Honor Killings in Palestine – Suzanne Ruggi (Middle East Report)
- For Shame: A Special Report - Arab Honor's Price: A Woman's Blood
- Honor Crimes in Pakistan
- 'Honour' Crimes Project – including a thorough bibliography (School of Oriental and African Studies)
- International Campaign Against Honour Killings
- Islamic Awareness - Honor Killings
- Islamic ruling on "Honor killings" – Mohammed Fadel PhD, JD
- Killing for Honor: Legalized Murder (Amnesty International USA)
- Reputation is Everything: Honor Killing among the Palestinians – World and I magazine, March 2003
- Social Determinants of Attitudes Towards Women's Premarital Sexuality Among Female Turkish University Students
- The Biological Roots of Heat-of-Passion Crimes and Honor Killings
- The Elements of Sufism
- The Feminist Sexual Ethics Project - Honor Killings, Illicit Sex and Islamic Law
- Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery - Texts from the King James Version of the Bible
- Translations of the Qur'an, Chapter 24: Verses 1-26 – USC-MSA Compendium of Muslim Texts
- Truth, History, and Honor Killing – Thérèse Taylor (Antiwar.com)
- Template:PDFlink (2002)
- United Nation High Commissioner for Human Rights (April 2000)
- Violence Against Women Campaign United Nations Development Fund for Women
- 'Virgin suicides' save Turks' 'honor' (IHT)
- Women in Islam: Veiled Oppression or Stigmatized Misconception - Zina and Rape (BBC News)
Not included in article
- "Honor Killings - A Worldwide Crime," WNN - Women News Network. May 17, 2007
- BBC - Ethics: Crimes of 'Honour'
- International Campaign Against Honor Killings, contains an extensive archive of news reports and photos of victims
- Template:PDFlink (United Nations Development Programme) that summarizes and evaluates qualitative research about so-called 'honour killings'.
- "(Ramla Journal) Defying a Clan Code of Silence on Unspeakable Crimes." New York Times. Kershner, Isabel. April 20, 2007. (Accessed April 20, 2007.)
- "Video Surfaces Showing Kurdish Girl Stoned to Death for Relationship With Iraqi Sunni Boy." Fox News. May 4, 2007. (Accessed May 7, 2007).