January 17, 2010

West Midlands (UK) cops foil honour killings

Police have foiled more than 25 potential honour killings in the West Midlands in the last year, the […]

December 20, 2009

Shetty: Stop tiptoeing around ‘honour’ killings

In a column titled “Stop tiptoeing around ‘honour’ killings” published in the Guardian, Poorna Shetty writes: “While I’m […]

December 18, 2009

Honour killing: why did police send Tulay Goren home to die by her violent father?

Tulay Goren, the Muslim schoolgirl murdered by her father in an “honour killing” in the UK, repeatedly told […]

December 17, 2009

Father jailed for life for ‘honour killing’ of Tulay Goren

The father of a 15-year-old schoolgirl who disappeared without trace 10 years ago in the UK has been […]

December 7, 2009

Jordan’s Queen joins fight for action on honour killings

Queen Rania of Jordan, who regularly appears without a head scarf, let alone a hijab, has given her […]

December 1, 2009

‘Honor killings’ in USA raise concerns

According to USA Today, Muslim immigrant men have been accused of six “honor killings” in the United States […]

November 30, 2009

UK honour killing ‘wake-up call’

The case of Tulay Goren, allegedly murdered by her own family is a “wake-up call” over so-called honour […]

November 28, 2009

Honour killing’ of a Coventry woman featured in TV documentary

A powerful documentary will feature the case of a Coventry (UK) woman murdered in an “honour killing” by […]

November 23, 2009

Glendale father accused in ‘honor killing’ pleads not guilty

An Iraqi immigrant in Glendale, AZ, has pleaded not guilty to charges that he killed his daughter, claiming […]

November 5, 2009

Syrian courts continue to view “honor” motive as extenuating circumstance

Syrian courts continue to display lenience for culprits in “honor” killing cases, viewing the “honor” motive as an […]

November 3, 2009

‘Westernized’ Daughter Dies After Being Run Over by Father

20-year-old Noor Almaleki of Arizona, who was run over by her father for being “too Westernized”, has died […]

November 1, 2009

Muslim unrest hits US homes

In what may be the first recorded instance of a Muslim wife attempting to murder her husband for […]

October 31, 2009

Beheading Suspect Given More Time to Be Evaluated

The founder a Muslim TV network, charged with beheading his wife earlier this year, now has until December […]

October 28, 2009

Appalling practice must be condemned

In an editorial, the Arizona Republic writes: “Honor killings are not simply a twist on domestic violence: they […]

October 25, 2009

Ending the silence on ‘honour killing’

Chief Inspector Gerry Campbell of the British metropolitan police says investigators have learned some tough lessons from tragedies […]

October 22, 2009

Father Runs Over Daughter in Arizona For Being Too “Westernized”

Arizona law enforcement officials believe a 20-year-old girl was run over in a Phoenix suburb because she had […]

October 20, 2009

Father ‘tied up’ honour case girl

Breaking a decade of silence, the mother of alleged “honour killing” victim Tulay Goren told a British court […]

October 8, 2009

Father on trial in 1999 honor killing

A Turkish immigrant killed his 15-year-old daughter in 1999 because she was having an affair with an older […]

September 16, 2009

Italy: Moroccan man accused of ‘honor killing’

A Moroccan man in Italy is facing murder charges after allegedly stabbing his 18-year-old daughter to death in […]

September 15, 2009

Opinion: FDLA Report Endangers Rifqa Bary

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has been criticized for insufficiently investigating the claims of Rifqa Bary, a […]