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| '''Honor killing''' is the practice of males killing their female relatives or spouses when the female relative or spouse is considered to have damaged the family honor through ] activity. | '''Honor killing''' is the practice of males killing their female relatives or spouses when the female relative or spouse is considered to have damaged the family honor through ] activity. The males involved in the sexual activity, which may be ], are not adversely affected, in general. The ] is considered to be private matter within the affected family, rarely do non-family members or the courts become involved. | ||
| Honor killing is not a ], rather they are premeditated ]s. Honor killings are known to occur among the ] populations of numerous countries including: ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and the ]. ], the most populous Muslim country, is notably missing from this list. | Honor killing is not a ], rather they are premeditated ]s. Honor killings are known to occur among the ] populations of numerous countries including: ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and the ]. ], the most populous Muslim country, is notably missing from this list. | ||
| Sharif Kanaana, professor of ] at Birzeit University states that honor killing is | |||
| Legal codes in ], ] and ] sanction honor killings. | |||
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| 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. | |||
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| Legal codes in ], ] and ] sanction honor killings. Jordanian Law Article 341 states: ''The act of killing another or harming another was committed as an act in defense of his life, '''or his honor''', or somebody else's life or honor.'' | |||
| The ] Population Fund estimates as many as 5000 females are killed each year. | The ] Population Fund estimates as many as 5000 females are killed each year. | ||
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Honor killing is the practice of males killing their female relatives or spouses when the female relative or spouse is considered to have damaged the family honor through sexual activity. The males involved in the sexual activity, which may be rape, are not adversely affected, in general. The murder is considered to be private matter within the affected family, rarely do non-family members or the courts become involved.
Honor killing is not a crime of passion, rather they are premeditated murders. Honor killings are known to occur among the Muslim populations of numerous countries including: Bangladesh, Brazil, Ecuador, Egypt, India, Italy, Jordan, Morocco, Pakistan, Palestine, Sweden, Turkey, Uganda and the United Kingdom. Indonesia, the most populous Muslim country, is notably missing from this list.
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.
Legal codes in Jordan, Morocco and Syria sanction honor killings. Jordanian Law Article 341 states: The act of killing another or harming another was committed as an act in defense of his life, or his honor, or somebody else's life or honor.
The United Nations Population Fund estimates as many as 5000 females are killed each year.
See Also: Domestic violence, Islam
References
- "Jordan Parliament Supports Impunity for Honor Killing," Washington, DC: Human Rights Watch Press Release, January 2000
External Links
- The rationale of honour killings: Commodification of women and the honour code Amnesty International USA
- Killing for ‘Honor’:Legalized Murder
- Case Study: "Honour" Killings and Blood Feuds
- United Nation High Commissioner for Human Rights
- Honor Killings in Palestine
- Violence Against Women Campaign United Nations Developement Fund for Women