Gaza Imams Say Honor Killings Are Necessary
A rise in the number and frequency of “honor killings” in this coastal territory has political and religious leaders wondering how many more young women must be killed by their families before the...
View Article(Dis)Honor Killings in Pakistan
A man in Gujranwala slit throats of his wife and two teenage daughters after suspecting them of dubious character. The seriously injured lady told police her husband was a drug addict, and tried to...
View ArticleHonor Killings on Rise in the Netherlands
In the last few years, there have been more than 500 reports of honor killing in the Netherlands. In 2013, the number even rose. These incidents take the form of abuse, rape, kidnapping or murder, and...
View ArticleArizona: Man Says It’s an Islamic Right to Kill his Wife
A man who allegedly told his wife his “Islamic belief” gave him the right to kill her is behind bars after he punched and tried to strangle her inside his vehicle, according to a court document. Ansar...
View ArticleDishonor in Pakistan
Murder . . . A prayer leader allegedly gunned down his daughter in the name of honour on Sunday morning. Villagers said Maulana Taoos of Balyani village in Kandar tehsil suspected his daughter,...
View ArticlePakistani Man Chops off Wife’s Nose
A policeman, charged by his teenage wife of chopping off her nose and keeping her in wrongful confinement for many days, was arrested by police and sent to prison by a local magistrate on Sunday....
View ArticleHonor Killing and Violence in Pakistan
Brothers of a woman, who married for love without the consent of her family, shot and stabbed to death her husband and left her injured in an attack on their house in Latifabad Unit No12 on Sunday,...
View ArticleHusband Stones Wife to Death for Not Quitting Her Job
A 30-year-old woman was bricked to death by her husband in the Sundar area on Tuesday. The victim was identified as Bushra, wife of Javed alias Lara, a resident of Ali Hussainabad Loharanwala Kho,...
View ArticleHonor Killing for the 10 Year Old Afghan Girl Raped by Mullah?
A 10-year-old Afghan girl raped by a 45-year-old mullah could become the victim of an honor killing if her family were to cave under pressure by village elders. The New York Times reported Saturday...
View ArticleMuslim in Ireland Receives 15 Years in Prison for Attempted Honor Killing
Ireland – A 44-year-old Algerian man who attempted to murder his wife by bludgeoning her in the head with a kettle bell has been sentenced to 15 years in prison with three suspended. Lounes Ouachek of...
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