Honour killing story: Zarah

Honour killing story caret-down caret-up caret-left caret-right Zarah born: 1974 Assault: March – June 2015 Residence: Berlin-Spandau Origin: Palestinian / Lebanon Children: 4 Perpetrator: her divorced husband Fouad El-H. (41 years) Fouad is a Palestinian from Lebanon who has lived in Berlin with his wife Zarah for more than 15 years and has 4 children. […]

Honour killing story: Gezime and her boyfriend

Honour killing story Gezime and her boyfriend born: 1997 attempted murder: 4 December 2016 Location: Ditzingen / Kornwestheim (Baden-Württemberg) Origin: Kosovo Children: none Perpetrator: her father (46 years) Many years before the crime, Agim comes from Kosovo with his wife and 3 children to Ditzingen in Baden-Württemberg. At a certain moment they all get the […]

Honour killing story: Gülsen K.

Honour killing story Gülsen K. born: 1975 attempted murder: 24 November 2016 Residence: Hamburg Origin: Turkey Children: unclear Perpetrator: her divorced husband Gökhan (44 years) Gülsen will separate from Gökhan. There are some reports of domestic violence against him. On 24 November 2016 he insulted her in the street in the middle of the day, […]

Honour killing story: Kader K.

Honour killing story Kader K. born: 1988 attempted murder: 20 November 2016 Location: Hameln (Lower Saxony) Origin: Turkey / Kurds Children: 1 son (2 years) Perpetrator: her ex-boyfriend Nurretin B. (38 years) In August 2013 Kader will marry her friend Nurretin, first with a Kurdish wedding, later with an Islamic ceremony. They do not officially […]

Honour killing story: Esra Ü.

Honour killing story Esra Ü. born: 1989 attempted murder: 18 October 2016 Residence: Düren (NRW) Origin: Turkey Children: 1 son (5 years) The perpetrator: her husband Ismail (27 years) Esra and Ismail are married and have one son. The woman has a German passport and works as a hairdresser. She divorces, Ismail won’t accept this. […]

Honour killing story: Lara

Honour killing story Lara born: ? attempted murder: 14-15 October 2016 Residence: Fürstenfeldbruck (Bavaria) Origin: Perpetrator: Iraq Children: 4 (7-13 years) alleged perpetrator: her ex-boyfriend Mahmud Salwan-Mohamad (36 years) In the beginning this is the case: Lara has 4 children. After a relationship of 8 years she gets divorced from her boyfriend Mahmud. He threatens […]

Honour killing story: Aysa

Honour killing story: Aysa Aysa born: 1971 attempted murder: October 2016 Residence: Cologne Origin: Perpetrator: Turkey Children: ? Perpetrator: her ex-boyfriend Taner Ü. (34 years) This assassination attempt resembles a crime from the criminal world. But beneath it lies the structure of an honour killing: the male perpetrator sees himself as the ruler of women’s […]