Murder in the Name of Honor Book

The subject of honour killings fascinates and repulses me. I find it absolutely disgusting and I cannot get my head around relatives and in particular fathers and mothers who will think nothing of murdering the children they have raised in a deluded and misplaced act of 'cleansing the honour' of the family. There is nothing honourable about murder. What upsets me most is these beautiful, strong and intelligent women who are murdered because they have been raped or abused - this appears to be their fault and this brings shame to their family. It's utterly ludicrous to me and deeply upsetting and that has really heightened my interest in the subject. Rana Husseini has done a great job of delving deep into the history surrounding honour killings in many countries, not just the Middle East, and talks us through hundreds of cases that she is aware of, as well as explaining the laws from each country regarding honour killings and detailing some wonderful organisations that have been set up (sometimes by abused women who have then been murdered later on) to protect vulnerable and frightened women who cannot turn to their families.