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'''Honor killing''' is the barbaric practice of murdering a woman who has "dishonored" her close male relatives through her involvement in an irregular liaison with a man other than her husband. Especially distasteful to Western Christians and Jews is the idea that even a victim of [[rape]] is considered to have brought dishonor and will be punished in this way.

'''Honor killing''' is the barbaric practice of murdering a woman who has "dishonored" her close male relatives through her involvement in an irregular liaison with a man other than her husband. Especially distasteful to Western Christians and Jews is the idea that even a victim of [[rape]] is considered to have brought dishonor and will be punished in this way. <ref>Anthropologist [[James Emery]] wrote, "[[Palestinian]] culture continues to equate the value of a woman's life to her inviolable [[purity]]. Whatever her progress, ancient [[tradition]]s 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]]." (World&I magazine, May 2003, Page 190) </ref>

The practice is especially prevalent in countries which have little contact (or poor relations) with the Christianized West.  

The practice is especially prevalent in countries which have little contact (or poor relations) with the Christianized West.  

*"Mahmud Ahmad Ghazi, director of the International Islamic University in Islamabad, was interviewed in a BBC film on the honor killing of women, in which [[Pakistan]] has established a sad record. Ghazi coldly defended those feudal practices as [[Islam]]ic, an opinion Islamic scholars all over the world mostly dispute." (Pakistan Versus the Last Superpower: A Former U.S. Ally Moves Toward Jihadism and Isolation - World&I magazine, March 2001, Page 296)

*"Mahmud Ahmad Ghazi, director of the International Islamic University in Islamabad, was interviewed in a BBC film on the honor killing of women, in which [[Pakistan]] has established a sad record. Ghazi coldly defended those feudal practices as [[Islam]]ic, an opinion Islamic scholars all over the world mostly dispute." (Pakistan Versus the Last Superpower: A Former U.S. Ally Moves Toward Jihadism and Isolation - World&I magazine, March 2001, Page 296)

*"We know of some women who are pushed to become [[suicide bomber]]s," says Yariv Ovadia, consul for communications and public affairs with the Israeli Consulate in Los Angeles, California. "If you dishonor your family, you will be killed anyway, so you can save something of your honor by becoming a suicide bomber. (ibid)

*"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 sacrificed sheep and other animals in the name of honor and Islam." (World&I magazine, May 2003, Page 190)