Essays on Honor Killing

Legal and Social Response to Forced Marriage

Critical Review Introduction Adhering to one's cultural beliefs is important although some cultural activities are controversial and destructive in the face of the modern civilization. However, paying attention to the complexities of the social constructs and the cultural makeup of a community is essential before placing any critic on the cultural behavior of such a community. Additionally, governments and other organizations should have positive motives when they intervene in communities they deem to have unacceptable cultural behavior. Sometimes, western societies view their ways of life as superior to those of the Third World countries. Some cultural activities such as ...

Killing can be motivated by one or several motivators. There are various motivators that would result to numerous people getting killed for the need of self-preservation, justice, as well as the need to belong. The actions based on these motivators when someone is killed can be reactive versus impulsive, revenge versus a level of understanding, and conforming versus non-conforming. The impact of society, organizations, and gangs in influencing actions can be tied to the motive and basics for the action. Examples of these influences are rules and regulations, education and awareness programs, and dispute resolution. The prerequisite for self-deterrence, ...

The primary purpose of this paper is to explore how trauma patients can receive counseling in an effective way. It will describe the methods that counselors in Pakistan are recommended to take. Counselors have to be sensitive to the physical, social, psychological and spiritual dimensions of the trauma experienced. The paper will take into consideration the context of the clients and challenge to find ways of reaching out to these women and provide such effective support, as may be found in other countries in the region such as India and Bangladesh. In this way, the aim is to examine ...

Abstract

This paper presents an overview of the claim made on the greatly renowned classic novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter. I would claim that the novel portrays various characters where it would be acceptable to mention and link them to the very controversial topic Women and Honor Killings. This paper clarifies how the story of the Scarlet Letter is a fine example of how women and honor killings occur in different societies and cultures and also with proper evidences it will be made further clear how this claim can be interrelated with the Hawthrone’s story and characters of ...

Abstract

Honor killing is an act of killing a member of the family, mostly women and girls with a core purpose of protecting and upholding the Islamic family reputation. This act is performed by an immediate male member of the family when their female family members have allegedly been involved in any disrespectful manner that is likely to ruin the family name. Some of the most case sensitive actions that result to killing a female member of the family include failure to adhere to the planned marriage, filing for a divorce or disrespecting a husband and involving themselves in extramarital activities before, during or after ...

When the Past and Present Collide - Can One Speak of World Civilizing?

Looking back into millennia of human history, historians and academics in general are keen to view the process of human development as evolution and progression. In this context, academics are likely to argue that the world is moving towards civilizing and subsequent improvement of inter-human relations. This statement has its reasons for existence, and, in fact, the experience of the last century has proved that total war would simply mean annihilation of human being from the face of the Earth. On the other hand, interpersonal conflicts remained an every-day reality of contemporary societies. Another argument against pacification of human ...