Honor killing
Sharp rise in femicide in Israel in 2025, firearms become leading weapon - report
Femicide cases include murders committed by partners or family members, so-called “honor killings,” and matricide, while excluding deaths resulting from terrorism, accidents, or negligence.
Femicide in Israel: Man indicted for burning ex-wife to death after months of threats
Lebanese man accused of murdering Syrian wife, torturing her with scalding oil
Honor killing in US: Afghan man kills wife in Washington state femicide
Arabs talk sex and taboos on Clubhouse app, but for how long?
As Arab fans embrace Clubhouse as a means to broach matters seldom discussed in public, some fear a broad clampdown by authoritarian governments in the region.
UAE cancels lenient penalties for 'honor killings'
Human rights groups say thousands of women and girls are killed across the Middle East and South Asia each year by family members angered at perceived damage to their “honour”.
Sentence for father who murdered daughter provokes outrage in Iran
14-year-old Romina Ashrafi was beheaded by her father in May, after she attempted to elope with an older man.
Third honor killing in a month sparks renewed calls for law change in Iran
Under Islamic Republic law, a father who kills his child is not considered a murderer and is not liable for the death penalty.
Palestinian Islamic scholars reject Family Protection Bill
The Palestinian feminist movement Tal’at reported that 11 Palestinian women have been killed as a result of domestic violence since the beginning of this year.
