Honour Killing in Erbil City; Social Factors A Field Study

Main Article Content

Hazha M. Salih

Abstract

Honour killing is one of oldest crimes has been carried out in human’s history, mostly by men, especially in the Middle East culture. It is important for social science researchers to find out the factors behind this horrified crime, also to what extent men see their honour and dignity in women’s gender. In Kurdish society, Honour killing is social phenomenon as it has been increased in past decade. The main question in this research is; to what extent social factors effected on increasing HK in Kurdistan/ Erbil City? Has Honour Killing become social phenomenon in Kurdish society? This research focuses on social factors like religion, culture, family reputation and status effecting on Honour Crimes in Kurdistan. The importance of this research is, It seems like every day we hear about HK and how many innocent women/men have been murdered for no reason. This topic is related to Kurdish structure and social system of Kurdistan. In spite of KRG's new law and progress in developing Kurdistan and people's awareness, the HK rate is increasing. Overall, all interviewers believed that culture is main cause and reason for HK.  

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Article Details

How to Cite
Salih, H. M. . (2024) “Honour Killing in Erbil City; Social Factors: A Field Study”, Koya University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 6(1), pp. 252-258. doi: 10.14500/kujhss.v6n1y2023.pp252-258.
Section
Articles
Author Biography

Hazha M. Salih, Department of Social Work, College of Arts, Salahaddin University Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

The areas of expertise; human research development, leadership, analytical and problem solving, strong communication, critical thinking, public speaking, creativity, coaching and directing, counselling and researching.

I have gained MA Masters in Criminology at Birmingham City University in Birmingham. Most of my researches carried out were based around the domestic violence and crime against women.

References

• Ahmed, H, 2021, Honour killing in Iraq, online: HONOR KILLING IN IRAQ (kurdistanc.com), accessed on 18/09/2023

• Araji, S K, 2000, Crime of Honour and Shame: Violence against Women in Non-Western and Western Societies, online: http://critcrim.org/redfeather/journal-pomocrim/vol-8-shaming/araji.html , accessed on 13th April 2011.

• Bates and Rassam, Daniel and Ammal, 2001, Peoples and Cultures of the Middle East, Published by Prentice Hall, 2 edition. New Jersey

• Begikhani, N, 2005, Honour, Published by Zed Books, UK.

• Begikhani, Gill and Hague, N, A and G, 2010, Report: Honour Based Violence and Honour based killing in Iraqi Kurdistan, University of Bristol, UK.

• Cockburn, P, 2008, How picture phones have fuelled frenzy of honour killing in Iraq, online: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/how-picture-phones-have-fuelled-frenzy-of-honour-killing-in-iraq-829934.html, Accessed on 17.02.2010.

• Cohen, Manion and Morrison, L, L and K, 2000, Research Methods In Education, Published by Routledge Falmer, USA.

• Daniel and Ammal, B and R, 2001, Peoples and cultures of the Middle East, Published by Stratford Publishing Services.

• Davenport-Hines, R, 1990, Sex, Death, and Punishment, British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data, Cornwall.

• Ghazi, K, 2022, Women In kUrdistan suffers from Domestic Violence, online: https:/nwejin.net/details.aspx?kodtech=21028, accessed on 17/09/2023

• Haviland, Walrath & Prins, W, D & H, 2008, Cultural Anthropology The Human Challenge, Published by Thomson Corporation, USA.

• Joseph and Najmabadi, S and A, 2005, Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures: Family, law, and politics, published by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands.

• Kandiyoti and Saktanber, D and A, 2002, Fragments of Culture: The everyday of Modern Turkey, Published by I.B. Tauris and Co Ltd, New York.

• Lee, R, 1999, Doing Research on Sensitive Topics, Published by SAGE Publisher, London.

• Marzany, H, 2009, Honour Killing in Kurdistan, Published by Roon, Erbil, Iraq.

• Peters & Wolper, J & A, 1995, Women's rights, human rights: international feminist perspectives, Published by Routledge Inc, London.

• Rafiq, A, 2009, Women’s Social State in Kurdistan, General directorate to trace violence against women, Ministry of Interior Kurdistan/ Iraq.

• Rafiq, A, 2010, KRG mid-year report on Violence against women, General directorate to trace violence against women, Ministry of Interior Kurdistan/ Iraq.

• Schneider, D M, 1968, American Kinship: a Cultural Account, Published by the University Of Chicago.