Honor killing

Turkish teenager honor killed after fiance learns she was carrying baby conceived by rape

Oya Budak’s death marks the 207th case of femicide in Turkey this year, according to women’s rights organizations.

Oya Budak.
 Sana Yousaf.

Teenage influencer murdered by adult relative after refusing romantic advances

 Banaz Mahmod.

'In my country murder is normal': Uncle jailed for honor killing of Banaz Mahmod sues ITV for libel

 People look at Christmas light installations formed as elks at the Raoul Wallenberg Square in central Stockholm, Sweden December 22, 2019.

Sweden looking to ban virginity testing to protect girls from ‘honor’ crimes - report


Iranian father murders teenage daughter in Tehran revenge killing

The 18-year-old was reportedly killed after escaping domestic violence in her family home.

Fatemeh Soltani

Italy upholds sentence of Pakistani parents who killed teen daughter for marriage refusal

The parents were found guilty of killing their 18-year-old daughter for refusing to marry her older cousin.

 Saman Abbas.

US-born girl shot dead by father in Pakistan over TikTok videos, say police

The suspect, Anwar ul-Haq, initially said that unidentified gunmen shot and killed his American-born, 15-year-old daughter before he confessed to the crime

 A police officer stands guard in front of a shipping container, used to block the area for security measures, in Karachi, Pakistan, April 23, 2024.

Parents attempt to honor kill teenage daughter in Washington after refusing arranged marriage

The teenage girl was choked by her parents outside her school in Washington, for reportedly refusing to travel to Iraq to marry an older man.

Picture of Timberline HS Campus - Lacey, Washington

What do MENA Muslims think about the role of women in society? – study

The researchers surveyed respondents from Algeria, Egypt, Pakistan, Tunisia, Turkey, and the Palestinian Territories on their perception of women's chastity and marital patriarchy.

Women shop at a street in Tehran, Iran, November 29, 2021.

Groom sentenced to death for murdering bride shortly after wedding

The husband's chilling account of the event detailed how he used a kitchen knife to repeatedly stab his wife.

 A man under arrest (illustrative)

Son, daughter and son-in-law all died in honor killings a decade apart

The parents admitted to killing their son and daughter, as well as the daughter's husband, but the law in Iran may allow them to escape a long prison sentence.

Iranian people walk in Tehran Bazaar, in Tehran

Arabs talk sex and taboos on Clubhouse app, but for how long?

As Arab fans embrace Clubhouse as a means to broach matters seldom discussed in public, some fear a broad clampdown by authoritarian governments in the region.

The social audio app Clubhouse is seen on a mobile phone in this illustration picture taken February 8, 2021.

UAE cancels lenient penalties for 'honor killings'

Human rights groups say thousands of women and girls are killed across the Middle East and South Asia each year by family members angered at perceived damage to their “honour”.

People shop in Ibn Battuta Mall in Dubai, UAE

Sentence for father who murdered daughter provokes outrage in Iran

14-year-old Romina Ashrafi was beheaded by her father in May, after she attempted to elope with an older man.

A woman walks past the mural showing U.S. flag with barbed wire and the Statue Of Liberty with skull face in Tehran, Iran June 25, 2019.

Third honor killing in a month sparks renewed calls for law change in Iran

Under Islamic Republic law, a father who kills his child is not considered a murderer and is not liable for the death penalty.

An Iranian hairstylist looks on as she attends a ceremony to mark the national Chastity and Hijab day at a conference centre in Tehran