Cahill, Robert 208
campaign against honour crimes Jordan) xii, 29–30, 31–44, 68–77
opposition to 51–4, 63, 68–9
and Parliament 31–2, 37–8, 40, 52–3, 69–71, 74–6, 87
petition 32–8, 41–4, 51, 53–4, 56–8, 76
royal support for 35, 38–40, 51, 58, 60–7, 71, 73–4
setbacks 89–100
support for 52, 54–5, 69–71, 86
and western pressure 37–8, 52–3, 72–4, 76, 94
Canada, honour killings in 213
Canberra Times 99
Centre for Egyptian Women’s Legal Assistance (CEWLA) 148, 150
Chander, Subhash (killer) 209
Child Protection Services (UK) 179–80
children:
and forced marriage 117, 210–11, 215
involved in honour crimes 26, 146, 185
as victims of honour killings 172–5, 209
China, honour crimes in 217–18
contract killings 161, 175, 212–13
Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) 35, 149
Cook, Robin 169–70
Council of Europe 200–1
Cox, Steve 173–4
Craddick, Bob 205
Criminal Court (Jordan) 68, 81, 86
Crossing Over (film) 133
Curtius, Mary 152–3
Dabis, Ruba 32
Dahl, Muna 189–90
Daily Telegraph 141
Darvishpour, Mehrdad 188
Darwazeh, Muna 32
Deaver, Keith 211
discrimination, gender 214–15
in Afghanistan 115
in Brazil 154–5
in Egypt 149–50
in Jordan x, xiv, 32, 34–7, 87, 103
in Lebanon 140
in Palestine 153
divorce 82
forced 142–3
and Khuloe law 77–8
Dughmi, Abdul Karim 75
Ecuador, honour crimes in 104
education:
role 162, 200, 215
of women 215–16
Edwar, Hana 120
Egypt:
honour crimes in 104, 116, 147–50
Penal Code 149–50
Al Enezi, Adnan (killer) 143–4
Al Enezi, Asma (victim) 143–4
Equality Now ix, 131, 208
Erturk, Yakin 146
Europe:
honour killings in xii, xiii–xiv, 183–202
and legal protection 215
Ezzo, Fayez (killer) 135
Ezzo, Zahra (victim) 134–5, 136
Facebook 141–2
Family Protection Project 82
Fathiyah (victim) 148, 149
fatwas 68–70, 78, 109, 141
Fauzia (victim) 110–11
Fayez, Trad 63
Forced Marriage Act (UK; 2007) 176–8
Forced Marriage Unit (FMU; UK) 177, 207
Forrester, Giles 170
France, honour crimes in 196–7
Generations Political Party (Jordan) 71
genital mutilation 117, 215
Germany:
honour crimes in 197–9
Kurdish immigrants 145
Ghannoum, Najwa 32, 43
Ghazi bin Mohammad, Prince 62, 63–5, 72
Ghuweiri, Noman 63
Global Campaign Against Gender Violence 86
Gradin, Anita 188
Griswold, Eliza 75
The Guardian 98–9
Guardian Weekly 151
Habash, Faten (victim) 153–4
Habashneh, Mohammad 84–5
Habchi, Sihem 196–7
Haddad, Hamzeh 35
Haddadin, Bassam 58
Hadidi, Mumen 82–3, 85
Haider, Iqbal 109, 111
Haji, Sakina (victim) 122
Hama, Mohamad (killer) 165
Hamarneh, Jennifer 6
Hamarneh, Nash’at 54–5
Hamdan, Dima 31, 67
Hameeda (victim) 110–11
Hamzeh, Alia Shukri 74–5
Al-Hanaki, Ali 142–3
Hanan (victim) 68
Hannoun, Nisreen 32
Haqq, Imam Abdal 190
Harman, Harriet 182
Hassan, Prince 39–40
Hasson, Ibtihaj (victim) 150–1, 152
Hassoun, Ahmad, Grand Mufti of Syria 135
Hawatmeh, George 6–7
Al Hayat (newspaper) 135
Henderson, Amy 42
Hirsi Ali, Ayaan 195–6
Hmoud, Marwan 64–5
homophobia, and honour crime 146–7
honour:
definitions 218–20
as excuse xiii, 19–30, 71
and rumour xiii, 51, 64, 76, 78, 102
sexual 101–2
and virginity 83–5, 143–4, 148–9, 185
honour crimes:
acceptance of 46–8
in Afghanistan 114–16
in Bangladesh 104, 156
in Brazil 104, 154
in Canada 213
children as victims 172–5, 209
in China 217–18
committed by minors 26, 146, 185
committed by women 48–9
demonstrations against 151–2
in Egypt 147–50
in France 196–7
gay 146–7
in Germany 197–9
in India 104, 156
investigation xii, 2–3
in Iran 131–4
in Iraq 116–30
in Israel 104, 150–1
in Italy 201–2
in Kuwait 143–4
in Lebanon 137–41
and mental illness 212
in Morocco 104, 116
in Netherlands 195–6
numbers xi, xii, xiv, 41–2, 92, 102–3, 112, 115
opposition to 6–7
in Pakistan 103–4, 105–14, 217
in Palestine and Israel 104, 150–4
psychological impact on killers 217–18
and reprisals 171
and role of education 162, 200, 215
in Saudi Arabia 141–3
and Sharia 16, 35, 52, 64, 68–70
in Spain 197
in Sweden 104, 184–7
in Syria 134–6
in Turkey 144–7, 217, 219
used as justification for war in Iraq 93, 96, 98–9
in Yemen 104, 136–7
see also punishment
Hossain, Syed Mahmod 176
Hudood Ordinance Laws (Pakistan) 111–12
Huffin, Corky 2
human rights:
in Afghanistan 117
in Egypt 147–8
in Iraq 116–17
in Pakistan 108
and western values 37–8, 52–4, 76
Human Rights Watch 27, 29–30, 111, 154
Hunt, Jacqueline 208–9
Hussain, Shahnaz 173
Hussein, Banaz 123
Hussein II of Jordan 39, 40, 60, 64
Hussein, Leila (victim) 129–30
Hussein, Omar 180
Husseini, Rana:
accusations against xii–xiii
awards 31
criticism of 59
education 2–3
as journalist ix–x, xi, 1–7, 8–18, 20–4, 26–30, 89–100
royal support for 60, 62–7
threats against xii, 8
see also campaign against honour crimes
Hyatt, Brent 178, 180
hymen, importance x, 83–5, 148, 192
Ibrahim (killer) 151
Ibrahim, Michael 56
IKWRO see Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organization
immolation 116, 122–3, 127, 142, 148, 150, 152, 172–3, 196
imprisonment of women, protective custody 27–30, 221
Inas (victim) 26–30, 221
The Independent 142–3, 170–1, 182
Independent Women Organization (Kurdistan) 12
2
India, honour crimes in 104, 156
inheritance, and murder xiii, 21–3
insanity, temporary 212
Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) 123, 125, 127
internet:
accused of corrupting youth 141–2
and campaign against honour killings 43, 56, 59, 60, 65–6
Iqbal, Javed 109
Iran:
Criminal Code 131
honour crimes in 131–4
Million Signatures Campaign 132–3
Iran Human Rights 132
Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organization (IKWRO) 165, 175–6, 178, 180, 215
Iraq:
and honour crimes 116–30
Penal Code 124
war in 93, 96, 98–9, 125
Isa, Maria 203–7
Isa, Palestina (victim) 203–6
Isa, Zein (killer) 203–7
Islam:
and honour crimes 10, 36–7, 39–40, 43, 65–6, 69, 124, 190, 198
law see Sharia
and role of women 114
Islamic Action Front (IAF) 52
fatwa 68–70, 77
Israel, honour crimes in 104, 150–1
Italy, honour crimes in 201–2
IWPR see Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Jahangir, Asma 105–7, 109–10, 115, 183–4
Janakat, Samir 71
Jarrar, Nada 98
Jilani, Hina 105–10
jirga (village court), in Pakistan 113
Jolani, Assef 72–3
Jordan:
discrimination against women x, xiv, 32, 34–7, 87, 103
harm done by Khouri’s book 90–8
honour killings ix–x, xi–xiii, 1–7, 8–18, 19–30, 31–44, 103–4
inaccurate depictions of 90–3
Penal Code see Article 98 (Jordan); Article 340 (Jordan)
tourist industry 59, 90, 95
see also campaign against honour crimes
The Jordan Times xi, 2–7, 8, 48–9, 67, 93, 220
and campaign against honour crimes 31, 39, 41–2, 52, 56–7
and women in Parliament 74
Jordanian Coalition to Help Women in Protective Custody 221
Jordanian National Commission for Women (JNCW) 94, 97
Jordanian National Committee to Eliminate So-Called Honour Crimes 32–44, 51–3, 55–6, 59, 94
petition 32–8, 41–4, 51, 53–4, 56–8
and royal march for justice 61
Jordanian Professional Associations, Culture Committee 75–6
Jordanian Women’s Union (JWU) 51, 55
Juma, Samir 119
Jweideh Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre (Jordan) 9–11
Jweideh Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre for Women (Jordan) 27–9
Kaboly, Parvin 187–8
Kasih, Khalid 32
Keen, Stephen (victim) 201–2
Keleman, Niklas 187
Khader, Asma 32–3, 59, 76–7
Khalid (killer) 1, 6, 15–16
Khalil, Amanj 127
Khan, Khyber 171
Khanan, Barry 174
Kharabsheh, Mahmoud 54, 76–7, 79
Khattak, Ajmal 109
Khayri (killer) 148, 149
Khouri, Norma 90–100
Khuloe law 77–9
Kifaya (1, victim) 1, 2–7, 15–18
Kifaya (2, victim) 19–23
Kilani, Ibrahim Zeid 78
Knox, Malcolm 96–7
Koch, Tony 97
Al-Kohali, Abdullah Saleh (killer) 136
Al-Kohali, Belal Qassim (victim) 136
Kumar, Rajesh (victim) 209
Kurdistan:
and honour killings 121, 122–4, 167–8, 192
need for extradition treaty 180
and women’s rights 116, 123–4
Kurds, Turkish 144–5, 146
Kuwait, honour crimes in 143–4
Kvinnoforum 186, 188, 191
law, Jordanian see Article 98; Article 340
Lebanese Council to Resist Violence against Women (LCRVW) 140
Lebanese Women’s Council 139
Lebanon:
honour crimes in 137–41
Penal Code 138–40
Mahaddin, Muwafaq 58–9
Mahmood, Bahman 164
Mahmood, Banaz (victim) 162–6, 178, 180
Mahmood, Behkal 163–6
Mahmood, Mahmod (killer) 163–5
Mahmoud, Houzan 120
Mai, Mukhtar (victim) 113–14
Majali, Abdul Hadi 51, 56–7, 64
Malhas, Abdul Rahim 79
Al-Maliki, Ali 141
Manal 48
marriage, arranged 143, 165, 174, 179
marriage, forced
in Afghanistan 115–16
in Bangladesh 175
and children 215
in Iran 133
in Jordan 24–5
in Kurdistan 193
in Pakistan 211
in Palestine 150
in Turkey 145, 197
in UK 158, 164, 167, 173, 175–6, 181
Matta, Susan 201–2
media 9, 14, 35, 65, 103, 220–1
Australian 192
British 141, 158, 161
censorship xi
Egyptian 147, 150
Pakistani 111–13
Palestinian 152
Swedish 187
US 209
see also The Jordan Times
Meeke, Martin 202
mental illness 212
Middle East Times 143–4
Midik, Huseyin 198
Million Signatures Campaign (Iran) 132–3
minors, involved in honour crimes 26, 146, 185
mobile phones 118, 123, 127, 167–8
Mohammad, Azeem 166
Mohammad, Faqir (killer) 179
Mohammad (1, killer) 19–23
Mohammad (2, killer) 45–7, 49–50
Mohammad (rapist) 1, 4, 17–18
Mohammad, Waheed Allah (attempted killer) 211–12
Morabito, Giovanni (killer) 201
Morocco, honour crimes in 104, 116
Mouvement Ni Putes Ni Soumises 196–7
Ms magazine 136, 201
Al-Mualimchi, Amaal 126
Muhammad, Amin 213
Muhannad 117, 121, 122
murder:
dowry-related 156
honour as excuse for xiii, 19–30, 71
premeditated 12, 33, 68, 135–6, 140, 149, 167, 212–13
Musharraf, Pervez 104, 109
Mushiji, Ali Jasib (killer) 125
Muslim Brotherhood 52, 65
Nadia (victim) 20–3
Naffa, Randa 61
Nammi, Diana 165, 175–6, 178
Narula, Smita 209–10
Nasir, Sari 39
National Centre for Social and Criminal Research (Egypt) 147–8
National Council for Family Affairs (Jordan) 69–80
National Institute for Forensic Medicine (Jordan) 82–5
National Iranian American Council (NIAC) 133
Nawaz Khan, Haq (killer) 171
Naz, Rukhsana (victim) 157
Naz, Shazad (killer) 157
Nazir, Samaira (victim) 168
Nejati, Fereshteh (victim) 133–4
Netherlands:
honour crimes in 195–6
and Jordan 73
New York Times 146, 148, 205, 218
Noor, Queen of Jordan 39–40
Obeidi, Ahmad (killer) 199
Obeidi, Morsal (victim) 199
O’Brien, Mike 161
Orfali, Ani 36
Organization of Women’s Freedom (Iraq) 120
Pakistan:
and forced marriage 211
honour crimes in 103–4, 105–14, 218
need for extradition treaty 180
Pakistan Human Rights Commission 110, 111, 112
Pakistan People’s Party 109
Palestine, honour crime
s in 104, 150–4
Pandjiarjian, Valéria 155
Parliament, Jordanian:
and Article 340 31, 54–8, 69–71, 74–9
and campaign against honour crimes 31–2, 37–8, 40, 52–3, 87
and royal march for justice 60–7
and Sharia law 71–2
women members 52, 74, 79
Parsi, Trita 133
patriarchy 101, 141, 155, 167, 172–4, 187–8, 190–1, 201
Peacock, Kenneth (killer) 208
Peacock, Sandra (victim) 208
Peltek, Ismail (killer) 212
Pepper, Sarah 179
Pervizat, Leylâ 145
petition against honour crimes 32–8, 41–4, 51, 53–4, 56–8, 75
Phillips, Nicholas Addison, Lord Chief Justice 182
Pimentel, Sylvia 155
police:
and campaign against honour crimes 34, 82
failure to intervene 119–20, 165–6, 168, 185, 206, 211, 213
investigation of honour crimes xiv, 1, 21, 24, 42, 108, 128, 137, 160–3, 178, 186
and virginity testing 83, 85
Prentice, Bridget 177
punishment xiv, 36
for adultery 33, 37, 51, 57, 112, 131, 139, 149, 154
increase in severity 77, 85–6, 200
lenient in Afghanistan 115
in Brazil 154
in Egypt 149–50
in Iraq 116–17, 126
in Jordan xiii, 8, 11–13, 15, 23, 26, 35, 49, 64, 68
in Lebanon 139
in Palestine and Israel 153
in Syria 134–5, 136
in Turkey 145
in USA 208
of minors 126, 185
for rape 112, 150
as right of ruler 37, 70
Qatan, Iyad 34
Rafat, Mohammad 57
Rahan, Uzma (victim) 174–5
Raheema (victim) 110–11
Rai, Chiman (killer) 212–13
Al Rai (newspaper) 42, 56, 71
Rai, Rajeev 212
Rai, Sparkle Michelle (victim) 212–13
Al Raida (magazine) 137–8
Rajabi, Atefeh Sahaaleh (victim) 132
Rami (killer) 26
Rani, Monika (victim) 209
Rania, Queen of Jordan 38–9
Rania (victim) 23–6
rape:
and honour killing 1, 2–4, 10–15, 45–7, 125–6, 138, 144, 145, 151–2, 156
as punishment 113–14, 163
punishment for 112, 150
Rasa, Dad Mohammad 115
Rashdan, Na’eyla 76
Rashdi, Hussain Shah 109
Rashid, Chaudry (killer) 211
Rashid, Ismail (victim) 166
Rashid, Kanwal (victim) 211
Rawabdeh, Abdir-Ra’uf S. 38, 54, 64–7
Reebok Human Rights Award 31
Rehman, Habibur 106–7
Rehman, Imran 167
Riaz, Adam 172–3
Riaz, Caneze (victim) 172–4
Riaz, Mohammad 172–4
Rifai, Zeid 63–4
rights of women 37–8, 52–4, 76, 86, 115–17, 132
Royal Commission on Human Rights 77
rumour, and honour xiii, 51, 64, 76, 78, 102, 153, 220
runaways 24–6, 28, 105, 121, 142, 144, 158–60, 162–4, 175–9, 210, 221
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