Essays about: "Avesta Mirza"

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  1. 1. A Woman's Truth : Four Women's Personal Stories of Being Victims of Honor-Related Violence

    University essay from Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Avesta Mirza; [2013]
    Keywords : Honor; violence; patriarchy; women; culture; honor crimes;

    Abstract : Honor related violence has become a recognized abuse all over the world and violence against women carried out by the men in their families is and has always been a resurfacing problem in all societies. This paper will focus on the problems which relate to cultures where honor related violence is a more common practice and will depart from societies where men can take violent actions against women in the name of family honor and hide behind cultural exemptions. READ MORE