Honour, Violence, Women and Islam

by TahirAbbas (Editor), Mohammad Mazher Idriss (Editor)

• New

  Paperback
  2011

  $64.59

• New

  Hardcover
  2010

  $179.48

  Why are honour killings and honour-related violence (HRV) so important to understand? What do such crimes represent? And how does HRV fit in with Western views and perceptions of Islam? This title examines the concept of HRV against women in general and Muslim women in particular.