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Jordanian Journalist Lifts Veil On Honor Killing
Jordanian Journalist Lifts Veil On Honor Killing
According to the United Nations, five thousand women a year are victims of so-called "honor killings." These women are murdered, often by family members, for perceived cultural offenses, like getting pregnant out of wedlock. Jordanian journalist Rana Husseini has spent more than a decade investigating honor killings in her home country. She talks about her new book Murder In the Name of Honor.
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According to the United Nations, five thousand women a year are victims of so-called "honor killings." These women are murdered, often by family members, for perceived cultural offenses, like getting pregnant out of wedlock. Jordanian journalist Rana Husseini has spent more than a decade investigating honor killings in her home country. She talks about her new book Murder In the Name of Honor.
Listen here.
Tags: Islam, Jourdan, Middle East, honor killing, human rights, injustice, murder, rape, women, women's rights
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