Honour Killings in the Middle East

With great pride, 35- year-old Sirhan describes the way in which he shot and killed his 16-year old sister, Suzanne. Cheerful and at ease, he is completely contented to tell his story. He shot Suzanne in the head four times last March, three days after she reported to the police that she had been raped. Sirhan fully believes that the rape was Suzanne's fault - her "mistake" - regardless of the fact that it was …

…with the men across North America. The attitudes of such men pose a threat for many women. Sirhan got a very minimal punishment for his crime, as do many other men. Sirhan was not deterred from committing his crime because of the pride he committed it with. Men in North America hold the same beliefs and attitudes as Sirhan, only to a lesser degree. Unfortunately, it seems as though this mentality cannot be easily changed.