Thanks, Laura.
Interesting to discover blind spots in people's
knowledge, especially one's own.
Candice
"Try doing it now" (JH Prynne, the last words of _To
Pollen_)
--- Laura Heidy <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> What _are_ "honor killings" an where are they
> practiced?
>
> Candice
>
>
_http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/02/0212_020212_honorkilling.html
> _
>
(http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/02/0212_020212_honorkilling.html)
>
>
> It's when the (usually) male members of a family
> decide that a female
> member of their family has somehow disgraced them
> and they are therefore
> religiously duty-bound to kill them in order to
> restore their own "honor."
>
> Such offenses can include marital infidelity,
> pre-marital sex, flirting, or
> even failing to serve a meal on time can all be
> perceived as impugning the
> family honor.
> Amnesty International has reported on one case in
> which a husband murdered
> his wife based on a dream that she had betrayed him.
> In Turkey, a young woman's
> throat was slit in the town square because a love
> ballad had been dedicated
> to her over the radio.
> Being raped is also considered worthy of death.
> It's not very honorable.
>
> It's quite common knowledge, too. I'm amazed you've
> never heard of it.
> "Law and Order" even did a segment on it.
>
> Lo
>
>
>
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