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Articles with tag: honor

In the Name of Allah, the Most Merciful

Azra Rashid   Apr 20, 2008   interacts: 1022

According to the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, in 2007, 1205 women were reported to have been killed in the name of honor. Each year the number is doubling.

Honored

Chowk Staff   Mar 28, 2007   interacts: 24

Humanists honour psychiatrist and writer Dr. Khalid Sohail

First, Honor Thyself

Jawahara Saidullah   May 1, 2006   interacts: 63

Her virginity and her body is not hers alone. They are symbols of her family’s honor, whether it is her birth family or that of her husband

Honour Killing: Understanding The Legal Background

Nasir Ali   Mar 9, 2004   interacts: 17

Hadood Ordinance has provided this ill-practice, a legal cover. Now, the male members sit together, chalk out the plan and kill the women without the fear of any legal consequence.

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