Understanding does not mean condoning. honour Namusunu Kanla Temizleyenler: Mardin Cezaevi'nde Namus Davas Nedeniyle Yatan Mahkmlar zerine bir Aratrma [The Ones Who Restored Their Honour With Blood: A Sociological Research On Prisoners Convicted for Honour Related Issues in the Mardin Jailhouse]. Brutal 'honor killing' of woman in Jordan galvanizes debate - Los Many Muslim commentators and organizations condemn honor killings as an un-Islamic cultural practice. Honour killing is the killing for the sake of honour. And Why Is It So Hard to Change? An attempt has been made to analyse laws and legal provisions in respect of honour killings, and also suggested yardsticks to eliminate this evil from Indian society. As John Lawler points out, Honor-killing often takes the form of a parent killing a child for disobeying them, and not even in a life threatening or even dangerous way. The country passed an anti-honor killing law in 199218. But this principle also seems clearly contradictory to the practice of honor killings. Women in largely patriarchal cultures who have gained economic independence from their families go against their male-dominated culture. [116][89], Matthew A. Goldstein, J.D. Honour Killing This clause was used to justify the legal status of honor killing in Pakistan, although the IPC makes no mention of it. [85][86] In honor cultures, managing reputation is an important social ethic. [35] However, the relation between honor and female sexuality is a complicated one, and some authors argue that it is not women's sexuality per se that is the 'problem', but rather women's self-determination in regard to it, as well as fertility. [118][119][120] According to the Honour Related Violence European Resource Book and Good Practice (page 234): "Honor in the Mediterranean world is a code of conduct, a way of life and an ideal of the social order, which defines the lives, the customs and the values of many of the peoples in the Mediterranean moral".
