Honour Killing

Honour killing persists across the Middle East, where regimes refrain from tackling primitive traditions for fear of sparking unrest. Based on interviews of imprisoned men in Turkey convicted of killing their mothers, sisters and daughters, this title provides an account of ruined lives - both the victims' and the killers'.

Auteur

Ayse Onal is an award-winning journalist who has reported on Turkish politics, organised crime and conflicts in the Middle East for over two decades. For ten years she was blacklisted by the Turkish State and could not write or work for the Turkish media until the political embargo was lifted in 2005.

Texte du rabat

A poignant examination of a phenomenon that has gained more attention in the West as the crimes are commited regardless of national boundaries.

Contenu
Introduction by Joan Smith, author of Misogynies p. 9Remziye p. 19Hanim p. 49Cavit Bey and Mehmet Sait p. 75Nuran p. 99Aysel p. 125Naile p. 147Nigar p. 167Fadime and Yeter p. 181Ulviye p. 201Papatya p. 235Afterword p. 253