Honour, violence, women and Islam /
edited by Mohammad Mazher Idriss and Tahir Abbas.
- viii, 242 pages ; 24 cm.
- A GlassHouse book .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Honour, violence, women and Islam--an introduction / Honour-related violence towards South Asian Muslim women in the UK : a crisis of masculinity and cultural relativism in the context of Islamophobia and the 'war on terror' / Silencing of women from the Pakistani Muslim Mirpuri community in violent relationships / "There is nothing 'honourable' about honour killings" : gender, violence and the limits of multiculturalism / Collective crimes, collective victims : a case study of the murder of Banaz Mahmod / Honour and shame in domestic homicide : a critical analysis of the provocation defence / Does the Qur'an condone domestic violence? / Construction of 'honour' in Indian criminal law : an Indian lawyer's perspective / Men's violence and women's responsibility : mothers' stories about honour violence / Lack of due diligence : judgements of crimes of honour in Turkey / Comparative study of the reform work conducted in Asia and Europe to combat violence and 'so-called' honour murders / Ending honour crimes in sub-Saharan Africa : looking at a long hard death / Conversations across borders : men and honour-related violence in the UK and Sweden / Tackling 'crimes of honour' : evaluating the social and legal responses for combating forced marriages in the UK / Reconfiguring 'honour'-based violence as a form of gendered violence / Mohammed Mazher Idriss -- Tahir Abbas -- Zahira Latif -- Veena Meetoo and Heidi Safia Mirza -- Joanne Payton -- Anna Carline -- Sadia Kausar, Sjaad Hussain and Mohammed Mazher Idriss -- Geeta Ramaseshan -- Åsa Eldén -- Leylâ Pervizat -- Rana Husseini -- Nancy Kaymar Stafford -- Suruchi Thapar-Björkert -- Samia Bano -- Aisha Gill.
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Honor killings--Great Britain.
Honor--Religious aspects--Islam.
Violence--Religious aspects--Islam.
Muslim women--Violence against--Great Britain.
Women--Violence against--Great Britain.
Ehrenmord.
Islam.
femme--honneur--islam--violence--études diverses.
crime--femme--honneur--islam--études diverses.
Readings.
HV6250.4.W65 / H665 2011
364.152/3
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Honour, violence, women and Islam--an introduction / Honour-related violence towards South Asian Muslim women in the UK : a crisis of masculinity and cultural relativism in the context of Islamophobia and the 'war on terror' / Silencing of women from the Pakistani Muslim Mirpuri community in violent relationships / "There is nothing 'honourable' about honour killings" : gender, violence and the limits of multiculturalism / Collective crimes, collective victims : a case study of the murder of Banaz Mahmod / Honour and shame in domestic homicide : a critical analysis of the provocation defence / Does the Qur'an condone domestic violence? / Construction of 'honour' in Indian criminal law : an Indian lawyer's perspective / Men's violence and women's responsibility : mothers' stories about honour violence / Lack of due diligence : judgements of crimes of honour in Turkey / Comparative study of the reform work conducted in Asia and Europe to combat violence and 'so-called' honour murders / Ending honour crimes in sub-Saharan Africa : looking at a long hard death / Conversations across borders : men and honour-related violence in the UK and Sweden / Tackling 'crimes of honour' : evaluating the social and legal responses for combating forced marriages in the UK / Reconfiguring 'honour'-based violence as a form of gendered violence / Mohammed Mazher Idriss -- Tahir Abbas -- Zahira Latif -- Veena Meetoo and Heidi Safia Mirza -- Joanne Payton -- Anna Carline -- Sadia Kausar, Sjaad Hussain and Mohammed Mazher Idriss -- Geeta Ramaseshan -- Åsa Eldén -- Leylâ Pervizat -- Rana Husseini -- Nancy Kaymar Stafford -- Suruchi Thapar-Björkert -- Samia Bano -- Aisha Gill.
9780415565424 0415565421 9780203846988 0203846982 9780415697798 (paperback) 0415697794
2010003040
GBB033144 bnb
015499417 Uk
Honor killings--Great Britain.
Honor--Religious aspects--Islam.
Violence--Religious aspects--Islam.
Muslim women--Violence against--Great Britain.
Women--Violence against--Great Britain.
Ehrenmord.
Islam.
femme--honneur--islam--violence--études diverses.
crime--femme--honneur--islam--études diverses.
Readings.
HV6250.4.W65 / H665 2011
364.152/3