Women Challenge 'Honor' Killings. Alasdair Soussi.
by Soussi, Alasdair; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 53Human Relations. Publisher: Christian Science Monitor, 2005ISSN: 1522-3248;.Subject(s): Honor killings | Human rights | Jordan | Women's rightsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "So-called 'honor' killings--the murder of a woman who is accused of tainting family honor--account for one-third of all violent deaths in Jordan, a country which otherwise has low crime rates." (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) This article reveals how women's rights activists in Jordan are campaigning "to change the laws that discriminate against women, particularly those that permit leniency toward honor crimes."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Women Challenge 'Honor' Killings, March 2, 2005; pp. n.p..
"So-called 'honor' killings--the murder of a woman who is accused of tainting family honor--account for one-third of all violent deaths in Jordan, a country which otherwise has low crime rates." (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) This article reveals how women's rights activists in Jordan are campaigning "to change the laws that discriminate against women, particularly those that permit leniency toward honor crimes."
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