Honor Killings

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In Islamic culture a woman who dishonors her family may be
murdered by a male member of the family. A woman who wants to divorce her husband could be murdered by her
father, a brother or even her husband. This is considered an Honor Killing. Her acts have “dishonored” the family and by her death, “honor” is
restored.

Women have been killed in the United States in honor killings in
increasing numbers. These are seldom
simple murders. They often involve the
victim being raped, or tortured. It does
seem counter intuitive that a father might rape a daughter because she has
dishonored the family by becoming too westernized.

Many of these crimes are also very violent, with women being
stabbed a hundred times or more. When
looking for a motive in the murder of a Muslim woman, it certainly is helpful
to look for a male relative who is a radical Muslim. They may have determined that they needed to
kill their sister, wife, mother or daughter. Other members of the community and family will often deny this was an
honor killing because they don’t want their religion to look bad. Murder makes your group look bad, interfering
with the police investigation makes it look worse; that’s what the SGT Says.