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September 8, 2010

Honor Killings: Global Crimewave of Shame

Robert Fisk, The Independent

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It's one of the last great taboos: the murder of at least 20,000 women a year in the name of 'honour'.

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TAGGED: Iraq, Turkey, Palestine, Pakistan, Gaza Strip, Egypt, Jordan, Honor Killings, UK, United Nations, Middle East

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