February 8, 2011

Turkish man kills wife and cuts off her head

Presumably out of a violated sense of “honor”, a Turkish-born man has killed and dismembered his wife in […]

February 7, 2011

Jury finds New York TV executive guilty of murder for wife’s beheading

After a three-week trial and one hour of deliberations, an upstate New York jury on Monday found Muzzammil […]

February 7, 2011

‘Honor’ killing trial resumes in Phoenix

Arizona’s case of the Iraqi man accused of killing his daughter for honor was expected to wrap up […]

February 4, 2011

Dutch cabinet earmarks funds for victims of honour violence

In a debate on honour violence, Dutch Deputy Welfare Minister Marlies Veldhuijzen van Zanten has told parliament she […]

January 28, 2011

Feo Aladag focuses her camera on honor killings

Though rarely documented in the U.S., the tradition of “honor killings”: putting a woman to death for having […]

January 26, 2011

A German film that the Oscars missed

Referring to the new German film “Die Fremde”, or “When we Leave”, Francine Kiefer writes: “It had not […]

January 25, 2011

Iraqi Father Accused of Killing “Too Westernized” Daughter Says it Was a Mistake

An Iraqi father who stands accused of killing his “too Westernized” daughter in Arizona says it was a […]

January 25, 2011

‘Honor Killing’ Testimony: Driver ‘Angry,’ Revved Engine

A witness in the ‘honor killing’ case of Noor Almaleki testified the driver was “angry” and revved the […]

January 25, 2011

Burnt woman’s son, husband found

In Fiji, a four-year-old boy, flown out of New Zealand by his father the day after his mother’s […]

January 24, 2011

Trial of Faleh Hassan Almaleki, accused of killing daughter in ‘honor killing,’ begins in Phoenix

The trial of a father accused of murdering his daughter in a suspected “honor killing” began in Phoenix […]

January 21, 2011

Local Teens Desperate to Help Stop Honor Killings

At Buffalo Seminary all girls high school, author Nadia Shahram spoke to the students about countless cases of […]

January 19, 2011

His children describe Hassan as abusive

The children of the man accused of beheading his wife in Buffalo, New York, describe him as abusive: […]

January 2, 2011

Iraqi Immigrant to Be Tried for Daughter’s ‘Honor Killing’ in Arizona

An Iraqi immigrant accused of killing his daughter because he believed she was too Westernized goes on trial […]

December 22, 2010

Man murders mother in India courtroom ‘honour killing’

A man shot dead his mother in a courtroom in Pakistan’s Punjab province in what is being described […]

December 9, 2010

MP calls for inquiry into sex abuse in Muslim families

A Dutch Labour MP has called for an inquiry into sexual abuse in Muslim families: the appeal by […]

November 11, 2010

Honour killing convictions in Banaz Mahmod

In the UK, two men have been found guilty of the “honor” killing of 20-year-old Banaz Mahmod Babakir […]

October 21, 2010

Brothers arrested over string of recent ‘honor killings’ in Lod

Two brothers from Ramle, Ramadan and Khaled Musrati, were arrested yesterday on suspicion of involvement in four recent […]

September 27, 2010

Police plea to victims of ‘honour’ crimes

Scottish police are launching a campaign to tackle honour-based violence in Muslim communities by encouraging more victims to […]

September 13, 2010

The Problem of Honor Killings

Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi writes: “it is incumbent on human rights organizations working in the Muslim world to put […]

September 3, 2010

Police get more time to question parents suspected of ‘honour killing’

British police have been given more time to question the parents of a Muslim teenager who was the […]