'Honor Killings' Defy Turkish Efforts to End Them. Dexter Filkins.
by Filkins, Dexter; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 54Human Relations. Publisher: New York Times, 2003ISSN: 1522-3248;.Subject(s): Family violence | Honor killings | Human rights -- Turkey | Murder | Turkey -- Politics and government | Women -- Turkey | Women's rightsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "Ms. Allak--as well as the man who had made her pregnant--had been killed to restore the honor of their families....Just two days before Ms. Allak's funeral, the elected Parliament of this predominantly Muslim nation approved a sweeping human rights law that, among other things, abolished a provision that often reduced the prison terms for murders committed in the name of 'family honor.'" (NEW YORK TIMES) This article reveals how Turkey is struggling to end the long-standing tradition of honor killings of women.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: 'Honor Killings' Defy Turkish Efforts to End Them, July 13, 2003; pp. 3.
"Ms. Allak--as well as the man who had made her pregnant--had been killed to restore the honor of their families....Just two days before Ms. Allak's funeral, the elected Parliament of this predominantly Muslim nation approved a sweeping human rights law that, among other things, abolished a provision that often reduced the prison terms for murders committed in the name of 'family honor.'" (NEW YORK TIMES) This article reveals how Turkey is struggling to end the long-standing tradition of honor killings of women.
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