honor killings

Examines the roots and evolution of honor-based violence in Turkey, Pakistan, and other countries.

The author describes her upbringing in Pakistan where her father refused to give her as a child bride and instead insisted on her education. Recounts the author's pride in her culture that was shaken when her cousin was murdered by her uncle in an honor killing, and relates how the death inspired the author to start a Facebook campaign that went viral, and later as an adult, to create a foundation that empowers women in rural communities through education and employment.

Examines the roots and evolution of honor-based violence in Turkey, Pakistan, and other countries.

Jamila and Pembe are twins, born in the 1940s near the border of Turkey and Syria. Jamila grows up to become a midwife, feared and respected for her powers of healing and apparent psychic ability. Pembe follows a different path, marrying Adem and moving to London to raise their children. Adem becomes bitter and frustrated with English life, leaving his elder son Iskender in charge of the household. Pembe begins spending time with another man, and Iskender will have to become a man and learn what it means to love, at any cost.

Salma, a Bedouin woman who was forced out of her village after giving birth to a child out of wedlock, creates a new identity in England, but soon becomes preoccupied with returning to her homeland to find the daughter who was taken from her.

In the early 20th century, the U.S. Navy dominated Hawaii. Most Americans thought of the islands as a Pacific paradise, but in 1931, a dark incident shattered the tranquil veneer of the islands and exposed growing racial tensions. The wife of a Navy liutenant accused 5 local men of rape. One man was killed. In the trial that followed, celebrity attorney Clarence Darrow offered an impassioned defense on behalf of the husband, calling the murder an "honor killing.".

The author provides an account of her experiences as the victim of an honor crime, telling how her brother-in-law, tried to kill her for having sex before marriage by dousing her with gasoline and setting her on fire, and sharing the story of how she survived with the help of the women of her West Bank village, and the intervention of a European aid worker.

Examines the "honor killings" of women around the world by their family members. Describes the author's struggle to change laws and expose countries that allow honor killings to continue without punishment. Includes dozens of personal stories.

Journalist Rana Husseini discusses the history of "honor killing, " which have claimed the lives of thousands of woman each year around the world, and describes her personal experiences, along with her efforts to eliminate the archaic laws.

Fifteen-year-old Meryem refuses to hang herself after being raped by her uncle, and is sent to Istanbul with her cousin Cemal, an army commando, who has been charged with killing Meryem to save the family honor, but the young people are shocked by the liberal atmosphere of the city, and their lives are changed forever when they are offered jobs aboard the boat of a wealthy professor preparing to sail the Aegean Sea.