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A 2009 book on honor killings reported that in some cases of honor killing that were brought before German courts, murder charges had been reduced to manslaughter. This has been called the "honor defense". [40] In 2005 Der Spiegel reported: "In the past four months, six Muslim women living in Berlin have been murdered by family members".
Honor killings occur in many parts of the world, but are most widely reported in the Middle East, South Asia and North Africa. [34] [35] [36] Historically, honor killings were also common in Southern Europe, until relatively recently. Generational family feuds resulting in murders continue to take place in Sardinia in the 21st century. [37]
The book explores the deeply rooted social practice of honor killing, analyzing its historical, cultural, and psychological aspects. Churchill aims to shed light on the causes of honor killing, drawing from original research and proposing methods for prevention to protect girls and women from falling victim to this tragic phenomenon. [1]
Khalida Brohi, Pakistani activist and author has spoken out around the world against so-called honor killings. Her memoir is 'I Should Have Honor.' How a cousin's murder led an Arizona woman to ...
Human rights advocates are in wide agreement that the reported cases do not reflect the full extent of the issue, as honour killings have a high level of support in Pakistan's rural society, and thus often go unreported. [27] [28] Frequently, women & men murdered in honour killings are recorded as having committed suicide or died in accidents. [28]
And though honor killings occur everywhere, they occur most commonly in Asian countries like India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. [34] Experts explain that such murders are performed in order to protect the cultural concept of familial honor; things dishonorable enough to warrant such actions can range from sexuality, divorce, to gender identity. [35]
Two parents allegedly tried to choke their 17-year-old daughter outside her high school in an attempted “honor killing” for refusing an arranged marriage with an older man, according to police.
In spite of these errors, Khouri maintained her writing to be factual and a platform to illuminate the infringement on women's rights in the Arab world over the honor killings that occur largely unseen by the Western world. To defend her novel, Khouri journeyed with the filmmakers to Jordan to prove Dalia and her murder were real.