Murder in the Name of Honour

Murder in the Name of Honour
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 306
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ISBN-10 : 9781780740362
ISBN-13 : 1780740360
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Download or read book Murder in the Name of Honour written by Rana Husseini and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2009-05-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Murder in the Name of Honour is Rana Husseini’s hard-hitting and controversial examination of honour crimes. Common in many traditional societies around the world, as well as in migrant communities in Europe and the USA, they involve a ‘punishment’—often death or disfigurement—carried out by a relative to restore the family’s honour. Breaking through the conspiracy of silence surrounding this crime, one writer above all others has been instrumental in bringing it to the world’s attention: Rana Husseini.


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