Honor and the Political Economy of Marriage: Violence Against Women in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
(Part of the The Politics of Marriage and Gender: Global Issues in Local Contexts Series)
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'Honor' is used as a justification for violence perpetrated against women and girls considered to have violated social taboos related to sexual behavior. Several 'honor'-based murders of Kurdish women, such as Fadime Sahindal, Banaz Mahmod and Du'a Khalil Aswad, and campaigns against 'honor'-based violence by Kurdish feminists have drawn international attention to this phenomenon within Kurdish communities. Honor and the Political Economy...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1978801718
ISBN13:9781978801714
Release Date:November 2019
Publisher:Rutgers University Press
Length:192 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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