Honor Killings

After reading the blogs about women’s rights in other countries, I was researching and came across a very interesting thing that happens in the Muslim culture. I found something called honor killings. Honor killings are done to women who violate the honor of their family. They could be punished for committing adultery, talking to another man, or even by getting raped. Anything that disgraces the family could result in an honor killing. The sad thing about this is that women are killed with permission by their family members. The family is the one who basically kills them. Honor killings are most common in the South Asia or the Middle East. Also, in some countries, if the woman isn’t killed she is sentenced to life in prison. There is no mild punishment for violating the honor of a family. I can’t even believe that this is something that actually happens. I don’t see how a family can put their other family member to death because of a mistake or wrongdoing. It amazes me how different women are treated in other cultures.

Here is a video from YouTube that shows a girl who had pre-marital sex and got pregnant. She didn’t tell her family about her pregnancy and she even tried to have the baby without them knowing. The family eventually found out because the hospital needed some family information. When they found out she was sent to prison.