Honor killings are murders committed by families on family members, especially females, who believe to have brought shame to the family. According to the United Nations Population Fund in 2000, it was estimated that about 5,000 honor killings are committed each year.
Honor killings are commonly practiced in Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Pakistan, and Palestine. Read More »
Honor Killings
There is no Honor in "Honor" Killings
By keanan - Posted on November 18th, 2008
Killing in the Name of Honor?
By ProgressiveUser - Posted on May 10th, 2008
This is a subject I mentioned in an earlier post, but I want to go into more detail about it because it is not well known or heard of. Honor killing takes place generally around the Middle East and parts of Asia and Pakistan, even though there have been incidences which have occurred in Britain and America. Read More »
