Honour, Violence, Women and Islam (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Idriss, Mohammad Mazher; Abbas, Tahir

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Why are honour killings and honour-related violence so important to understand? What do such crimes represent? And how does honour-related violence relate to Western views and perceptions of Islam? This intriguing book provides a collection of papers examining the concept of honour related violence against Muslim women.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juli 2010
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136938115
• Artikelnr.: 43821177

Autorenporträt

Mohammad Mazher Idriss is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher in Law, formerly at Coventry University. Dr Tahir Abbas FRSA is currently Honorary University Fellow at the Exeter Centre for Ethno-Political Studies.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction Mohammad Mazher Idriss 2. Honour-Related Violence Towards
South Asian Muslim Women Tahir Abbas 3. The Silencing of Women from the
Pakistani Muslim Mirpuri Community in Violent Relationships Zahira Latif
4. There is Nothing 'Honourable' About Honour Killings: Gender, Violence
and the Limits of Multiculturalism Veena Meeto and Heidi Safia Mirza 5.
Collective Crimes, Collective Victims: A Case Study into the Murder of
Banaz Mahmod Joanne Lee Payton 6. Honour and Shame in Domestic Homicide: A
Critical Analysis of the Provocation Defence Anna Carline 7. Does the
Qur'an Condone Domestic Violence Sadia Kauser, Sjaad Hussain, Mohammad
Mazher Idriss 8. The Construction of 'Honour' in Indian Criminal Law: An
Indian Lawyer's Perspective Geeta Ramaseshan 9. Men's Violence and Women's
Responsibility: Mothers' Stories about Honour Violence Åsa Eldén 10. Lack
of Due Diligence: Judgments of Crimes of Honour in Turkey Leylâ Pervizat
11. A Comparative Study of the Reform Work Conducted in Asia and Europe to
Combat Violence and So-Called Honour Murders Rana Husseini 12. Ending
Honour Crimes in Sub Saharan Africa: Looking at a Long Hard Death Nancy
Kaymar Stafford 13. Conversations Across Borders: Men and Honour Related
Violence in the UK and Sweden Suruchi Thapar-Björkert 14. Tackling 'Crimes
of Honour:' Evaluating the Social and Legal Responses to Combating Forced
Marriages in the United Kingdom Samia Bano 15. Reconfiguring 'Honour'-Based
Violence as a Form of Gendered Violence Aisha Gill