honor killings
Egyptian MP calls for death penalty for rape and end of reduced sentences for “honor killings”
Society
October 29, 2026
Egyptian MP calls for death penalty for rape and end of reduced sentences for “honor killings”
Egyptian Parliament Member Fatma Adel, representing the Justice Party, introduced a landmark draft bill aimed at overhauling key provisions of…
Abu Dhabi issues law on divorce, inheritance for non-Muslims
Middle East
November 8, 2021
Abu Dhabi issues law on divorce, inheritance for non-Muslims
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The capital of the United Arab Emirates has issued new rules governing divorce, inheritance…
UAE cancels lenient penalties for ‘honor killings’
Middle East
November 7, 2020
UAE cancels lenient penalties for ‘honor killings’
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates said on Saturday it was cancelling lenient penalties for so-called “honor killings” and…
Iran’s president pushes for harsher laws on honor killings
Middle East
May 27, 2020
Iran’s president pushes for harsher laws on honor killings
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president urged his Cabinet on Wednesday to speed up harsher laws in so-called honor killings,…
Men still killing women for ‘honour’ in Pakistan, despite new law
Society
October 31, 2017
Men still killing women for ‘honour’ in Pakistan, despite new law
A year since new laws came into force aimed at stemming the flow of “honour killings”, scores of young women…
Pakistan hate speech investigation against clerics after student killed for alleged blasphemy
Middle East
April 18, 2017
Pakistan hate speech investigation against clerics after student killed for alleged blasphemy
Pakistani police opened a hate speech investigation involving two Muslim clerics on Sunday after the killing of a university student…
Father in Beni Suef hangs daughter for allegedly abandoning husband
Egypt
September 20, 2016
Father in Beni Suef hangs daughter for allegedly abandoning husband
A father in a Beni Suef village has killed his daughter by hanging after she allegedly left her husband for…
Man confesses to killing sister on suspicion of extra-marital affair: police
Egypt
September 18, 2016
Man confesses to killing sister on suspicion of extra-marital affair: police
A man in Sohag has confessed to killing his sister on suspicion that she had been conducting a romantic relationship…
Brother admits ‘honor killing’ of Pakistani social media star
World
July 17, 2016
Brother admits ‘honor killing’ of Pakistani social media star
The brother of Qandeel Baloch, whose risqué social media posts both titillated and appalled conservative Pakistan, on Sunday admitted to…
Pakistan’s tribal councils in spotlight after brutal ‘honor killing’
World
May 7, 2016
Pakistan’s tribal councils in spotlight after brutal ‘honor killing’
Shock across Pakistan at the murder of a 16-year-old girl accused of helping a young couple run away and elope…