I know that I have already posted for this week, but I found this article to be rather interesting! On the morning of Friday, May 24, 2013, three women in Egypt fell victim to what is considered to be an "honor crime". Ten male relatives of a mother and her two daughters suspected that these females engaged in extramarital relations that brought shame to the family name. As a result, the ten males killed these three women and left their bodies in the Nile River near the city of Luxor. In Egypt, "honor crimes" are a common act of violence, typically used when women are involved in sexual relations outside of their marriage. "Honor crimes" are considered to be illegal in Eqypt and those who follow through with these acts of violence will be prosecuted if they are arrested.
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/05/24/egypt-10-men-suspected-for-killing-3-women-in-honor-crime/
-Heather Krynicki
(10th blog post)
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