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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. <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>

'''Honor killing''' is the barbaric practice of murdering a woman as revenge for having "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.