Honour killing story: Mira (2019)

…If a brother murders his sister to restore family honour, it is an honour killing. According to activists, the most common reasons for honour killings are as the victim: refuses…

Honour killing story: Ömer Y. (2007)

to activists, the most common reasons for honour killings are as the victim: refuses to cooperate in an arranged marriage. wants to end the relationship. was the victim of rape…

Honour killing story: Sara (Jasmin) (2010)

…the crime, finds the body the next morning. She sits next to it for six hours and only in the afternoon asks the neighbors for help. Hasan is wanted on

Justice fails Afghan women

…that vary from region to region and tribe to tribe. Documentation of the customary laws by the International Legal Foundation showed that the laws are at their most discriminatory towards…

An End to Female Genital Cutting in Kurdistan?

…Iraqi Kurdistan’s second city. “The Hanbali [school] says it is obligatory only for men.” Personally opposed to female circumcision, Gaznei in 2002 issued a fatwa, or religious edict, calling for