'I would do it again 100 times': Muslim father 'murdered his THREE daughters in honour killing for dating wrong boys' | Mail Online

The religious tell us, at the heart of everyone is a "filthy rag." Guilty of sin and depravity. Being as introspection is the only type of this examination possible, I would not argue with their proclamation. Yes, the religious are guilty.

An honor killing or honour killing^[1] is the homicide of a member of a family or social group by other members, due to the belief of the perpetrators that the victim has brought dishonor upon the family or community.

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) estimates that perhaps as many as 5,000 women and girls a year are killed by members of their own families.^[3] Many women's groups in the Middle East and Southwest Asia suspect the victims are at least four times more

A complicated issue that cuts deep into the history of Arab society. .. What the men of the family, clan, or tribe seek control of in a patrilineal society is reproductive power. Women for the tribe were considered a factory for making men. The honour killing is not a means to control sexual power or behavior. What's behind it is the issue of fertility, or reproductive power.^[

According to Widney, Brown, the advocacy director of Human Rights Watch, deaths by family members are mostly labeled honor killings in Islamic countries.