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'''Honor killing''', also spelled '''honour killing''', is the barbaric practice of killing a woman, often times by stoning her. The purpose of this practice is to restore a family's "honor" after the woman "dishonored" alleged sexual misconduct.   

'''Honor killing''', also spelled '''honour killing''', is the barbaric practice of killing a woman, oftentimes by stoning her. The purpose of this practice is to restore a family's "honor" after the woman "dishonored" alleged sexual misconduct.   

[[Anthropologist]] [[James Emery]] found that, "[[Palestinian]] culture continues to equate the value of a woman's life to her inviolable [[purity]]. Whatever her progress, ancient traditions still engulf her. Should she become the unfortunate victim of rumor or [[rape]], she'll be sacrificed, just as her ancestors who swept across the [[Arabian Desert]] [[sacrifice]]d sheep and other animals in the name of [[honor]] and [[Islam]]."<ref>''World&I'' May 2003, p. 190</ref>

[[Anthropologist]] [[James Emery]] found that, "[[Palestinian]] culture continues to equate the value of a woman's life to her inviolable [[purity]]. Whatever her progress, ancient traditions still engulf her. Should she become the unfortunate victim of rumor or [[rape]], she'll be sacrificed, just as her ancestors who swept across the [[Arabian Desert]] [[sacrifice]]d sheep and other animals in the name of [[honor]] and [[Islam]]."<ref>''World&I'' May 2003, p. 190</ref>

== North America ==

== North America ==

Honor killing has never been tolerated in the U.S., apart from the the lynching of black men accused or raping white women, which was tolerated by some in the era of [[Jim Crow]].   

Honor killing has never been tolerated in the U.S., apart from the lynching of black men accused or raping white women, which was tolerated by some in the era of [[Jim Crow]].   

One of the greatest of all American films deals with the topic. In ''The Searchers'' (1956), Ethan Edwards ([[John Wayne]]), a traditionalistic ex-Confederate, has returned to Texas to discover Comanches have raided his brother's ranch, killing or abducting the family. He tracks his young niece Debbie (Natalie Wood). After a five year search Ethan discovers Debbie has been turned into a squaw and decides to execute her as an honor killing. He is encouraged by some, and denounced by others, especially Debbie's brother Martin Pawley, played by Jeffrey Hunter.

One of the greatest of all American films deals with the topic. In ''The Searchers'' (1956), Ethan Edwards ([[John Wayne]]), a traditionalistic ex-Confederate, has returned to Texas to discover Comanches have raided his brother's ranch, killing or abducting the family. He tracks his young niece Debbie (Natalie Wood). After a five-year search Ethan discovers Debbie has been turned into a squaw and decides to execute her as an honor killing. He is encouraged by some, and denounced by others, especially Debbie's brother Martin Pawley, played by Jeffrey Hunter.

== South Asia ==

== South Asia ==

In [[India]] and [[Pakistan]], honour killings contine to be a problem, with 73 crimes reported in India and over 600 in Pakistan in 2009.<ref name="SouthAsia">{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=oIjxVimxO_wC&pg=PA70&dq=honour+killing+india&hl=en&sa=X&ei=psdrT6yWJYjqgQfJ6vXJBg&ved=0CFAQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=honour%20killing%20india&f=false|title =Women in Developing Countries: A Reference Handbook|author=Karen L. Kinnear|publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]]|quote=In India and Pakistan, honor killings continue to be a problem, with 73 crimes reported in India and over 600 in Pakistan in 2009 (U.S. State Dept. 2009).|accessdate = 2011-03-05}}</ref>

In [[India]] and [[Pakistan]], honour killings continue to be a problem, with 73 crimes reported in India and over 600 in Pakistan in 2009.<ref name="SouthAsia">{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=oIjxVimxO_wC&pg=PA70&dq=honour+killing+india&hl=en&sa=X&ei=psdrT6yWJYjqgQfJ6vXJBg&ved=0CFAQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=honour%20killing%20india&f=false|title =Women in Developing Countries: A Reference Handbook|author=Karen L. Kinnear|publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]]|quote=In India and Pakistan, honor killings continue to be a problem, with 73 crimes reported in India and over 600 in Pakistan in 2009 (U.S. State Dept. 2009).|accessdate = 2011-03-05}}</ref>

==Further reading==

==Further reading==

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