Honor Killings Among Westward-Immigrating Muslim Communities - An Applied Anthropological Approach

This Masters thesis combines a detailed review of the literature published on the practice of honor killing in Western countries, specifically among Muslim immigrant communities with a practical approach to combating the practice of honor killings that is culturally acceptable to the ethnic groups involved. This literature includes works on immigration and identity, concepts of honor and patriarchy, and the role of Islam plays in the perpetuation of honor killing in the West. The goals of this research are to: 1) examine the underlying social and cultural factors that contribute to the continuation of this practice; 2) analyze current social and legal actions being taken to combat the practice of honor killing and more generally honor related violence in Western countries; 3) provide an holistic understanding of honor killings to contribute to the current social and political movements to combat honor killings and honor related violence.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Grantor dc:publisher

University of Montana

Year

2012

Author dc:creator

• Barrett, Ariel Deborah

• Anthropology
• Cultural Identity
• Europe
• honor killing
• Immigration
• Integration
• Islam

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/526

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarworks.umt.edu:etd-1545