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  1. Worldwide Trends in Honor Killings - Middle East Forum

    Mar 1, 2010 · In 2004, at a meeting in The Hague about the rising tide of honor killings in Europe, law enforcement officers from the U.K. announced plans to begin reopening old cases to see if certain murders were, indeed, honor murders. The number of honor killings is routinely underestimated, and most estimates are little more than guesses that vary widely.

  2. The Semiotics of Honor Killing & Ritual Murder

    Sep 1, 2011 · 8. David Pryce-Jones, The Closed Circle, An Interpretation of the Arabs, Harper & Row, Ivan R. Dee Paperback Edition 2002, Chicago, originally published 1989, pages 36-37. 9. David Pryce-Jones, The Closed Circle, An Interpretation of the Arabs, Harper & Row, Ivan R. Dee Paperback Edition 2002, Chicago, originally published 1989, page 22.

  3. The Islamic State's Virtual Caliphate - Middle East Forum

    Jun 5, 2016 · 8. [3] Brian Michael Jenkins, “ Virtual Dogs and Stray Armies : Radicalization and Recruitment to Jihadi Terrorism in the United States since 9/11,” The Rand Corporation, Santa Monica, Calif., 2011.

  4. Phyllis Chesler - Middle East Forum

    May 1, 2024 · An analyst of gender issues in the Middle East, a psychotherapist and a feminist, Phyllis Chesler co-founded the Association for Women in Psychology in 1969, the National Women's Health Network in 1975, and is emerita professor of psychology at The City University of New York. She has published 15…

  5. ‘Honor’ Killings: A New Kind of American Tragedy

    Jun 30, 2014 · Many Muslims in the Arab and Muslim world; Hindus and Muslims in India; and Muslims and, to a lesser extent, Sikhs in the West share this view and accordingly, perpetrate “honor killings.” I do not like this phrase. An honor killing is dishonorable and it is also murder, plain and simple. It is a form of human sacrifice.

  6. "Honor" Murders – Why the Perps Get off Easy - Middle East Forum

    May 31, 1994 · Two Types of Honor. Understanding the nature of these crimes requires a short review of the notion of honor in traditional Arab society, where a distinction is made between two kinds of honor: sharaf and ‘ird. 4 Sharaf relates to the honor of a social unit, such as the Arab tribe or family, as well as individuals, and it can fluctuate up or ...

  7. Are Islamic Honor Killings a Growing Threat in America?

    Apr 28, 2015 · The Honour Based Violence Awareness Network (HBVA), which works at bringing greater understanding and awareness to honor based violence, estimates that there are at least 5,000 honor based murders a year, and at least 12 a year in the United Kingdom. The Washington Post reported in 2014 that 1,000 honor killings occur annually in Pakistan.

  8. The Feminist Politics of Islamic Misogyny - Middle East Forum

    Nov 13, 2010 · Studying honor killings is not the same as sensationalizing them -- but Columbia University professor Lila Abu-Lughod disagrees. Moreover, she believes that indigenous Arab and Muslim behavior, including honor-related violence, is best understood as a consequence of Western colonialism -- perhaps even of “Islamophobia.”

  9. Meanwhile, in Tehran - Middle East Forum

    Aug 12, 2024 · All claims of abandonment of sovereignty and national honor will be directed at President Pezeshkian, and Khamenei will hover over the criticism. The ultra-extremists, for their part, could justify that they demanded a direct, harsh and immediate response against Israel, regardless of the consequences, but were forced to give up because the ...

  10. Światowe trendy zabójstw honorowych - Middle East Forum

    Mar 1, 2010 · Phyllis Chesler, “ Are Honor Killings Simply Domestic Violence?” “ Middle East Quarterly” , S pring 2009, pp. 61-9. [6] Zgodnie z współczynnikiem korelacji liniowej Pearsona, który jest najczęściej używaną miarą korelacji lub zależności.

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