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Murder in the Name of Honour [Kindle Edition]

Rana Husseini
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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"Rana is utterly inspiring. She is a young woman of courage, committed to the principles of truth and justice … If enough people read this book, maybe the next time a young woman is being stoned to death for having fallen in love, someone will intervene to save her life." --Jane Fonda, actress, writer, and political activist

"Disturbing, informative and readable, 'Murder in the Name of Honour' tackles one of the most shocking crimes of the 21st Century. A remarkable insight into a horrifying crime and a call to action for everyone who cares agout human rights. A must read." --Kerry Kennedy, founder of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Human Rights, and chair of the Amnesty International USA Leadership Council

"Rana Husseini has almost single-handedly brought this crime to public attention through her newspaper articles and campaigns, and her achievements in journalism and human rights have been internationally recognized. She does not just pontificate from behind her desk Ms. Husseini has investigated the crime scenes, visited the prisons, and talked to both victims and perpetrators, and has produced a brilliantly researched and passionate attack on honour killings around the world. A powerful, heartfelt and important book." --Queen Noor of Jordan, International humanitarian activist

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A hard-hitting and controversial examination of honor 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 honor. Breaking through the conspiracy of silence, one writer above all others has been instrumental in bringing it to the world's attention: Rana Husseini.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 460 KB
  • Print Length: 265 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1851685243
  • Publisher: Oneworld Publications (31 May 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B00550N7NM
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #218,965 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Journalist Rana Husseini has risked her life to bring the debate on so-called honour killings and honour crimes into the international arena.

In Murder in the Name of Honour she describes how honour killings are happening across the world (including Europe and the USA) and how the killers are escaping justice, very often with the support of the law. She has spoken to everyone involved, from lawmakers to the murderers themselves, from the survivors and their family members to the human rights campaigners - their stories are truly unforgettable.

Rana also details how she started a campaign to end honour killings in Jordan, a campaign that lead to an extraodinary national debate and public protest, the first of its kind, supported by the Jordanian royal family.

The problem in Jordan lies with local tribal leaders who maintain these so-called 'traditions' of female honour, alongside the politicians who are scared to anger them by changing the law and thereby lose their seats at the next election.

Honour, in this context, is another word for control - it is used an excuse to repress women. It is utterly infuriating to see how prevalent this is across the world today.

Rana has been labelled 'heroic' by her publishers and quite rightly so, she has risked her life and made many enemies in her extraordinary effort to bring the debate on honour killings into the international arena. It is only recently that the world has finally started to take notice.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
great book 14 Jun 2009
By maki
Format:Paperback
I found this a brilliant book as it is not academic but a real life journey of a Jordanian journalist who has dedicated her career to putting the crimes of so called 'honour' in the spotlight. She relates real stories and her own experiences which brings home the terrible reality that women find themselves in when their male (and female) relatives think they have gone against what they feel is against family or tribal 'honour'. A must read for all those interested in this subject.
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0 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Disappointing 29 Oct 2009
By Tau
Format:Paperback
Regrettably this book offers nothing new to the genre. Worse the writer labels herself heroic on the cover of her own book, which sets an overall tone of self hype that is not matched by any particular wins for the victims of these crimes. It sets a tone that is off putting.

Further she allows herself to be blurbed by a senior member of the ruling family of Jordan which, for anyone familiar with Middle Eastern dictatorships, immediately raises issues of journalistic independence and possible cooptation. It is these very same regimes that keep in place practices and laws that hold women down and allow and even participate in gross violations of human rights.
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