'Honor Killings' Show Culture Clash in Berlin. Jeffrey Fleishman.
by Fleishman, Jeffrey; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 53Human Relations. Publisher: Los Angeles Times, 2005ISSN: 1522-3248;.Subject(s): Honor killings | Human rights -- Germany | Muslims -- Non-Muslim countries | Muslims -- Germany | Women's rightsDDC classification: 050 Summary: "A 23-year-old single mother seeking to escape tradition and religious constraints, [Hatun] Surucu was the sixth Muslim woman to have died in the German capital since October [2004] in suspected 'honor killings,' slayings arranged by families who believe that their reputations have been stained." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article discusses how a rash of honor killings of Muslim women in Germany has "instigated fresh debates on politics, immigration, human rights and a rigorous Islam adopted by a minority of Muslims confronted with poverty, discrimination and liberal European attitudes."| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: 'Honor Killings' Show Culture Clash in Berlin, March 20, 2005; pp. n.p..
"A 23-year-old single mother seeking to escape tradition and religious constraints, [Hatun] Surucu was the sixth Muslim woman to have died in the German capital since October [2004] in suspected 'honor killings,' slayings arranged by families who believe that their reputations have been stained." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article discusses how a rash of honor killings of Muslim women in Germany has "instigated fresh debates on politics, immigration, human rights and a rigorous Islam adopted by a minority of Muslims confronted with poverty, discrimination and liberal European attitudes."
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