Volume 6 Issue.1: 2019 Page No 1-6
https://doi.org/10.33329/ijelr.6119.16
THE DISHONORABLE HONOR CRIMES IN LITERATURE
Dr. Sana' Mahmoud Jarrar
Department of English Language Faculty of Educational Sciences and Arts/UNRWA P. O. Box: 541216 Postal Code: Abu-Nsair, 11937
Abstract
Many authors have tackled the issue of honor
crimes as a serious concern towards developing the appropriate
remedies. Honor crimes have become widespread in the world, and they
have been researched by several authors, feminism activists, and
scholars because of the nature of the debate that has been
triggered. Studies have shown that honor killings have been
widespread where family members who are mainly males execute these
killings because they consider that women have brought shame to the
family. Honor crimes have been observed in different parts of the
world, but more prevalent in Europe, Asia, North America and some
parts of Africa. Feminist authors have been in the forefront in
undertaking campaigns that are designed to stop honor killings that
unfairly target women and girls. The paper will tackle the depiction
of honour crimes in some renowned feminist novels. These novels
include: Love Like Blood by Mark Billingham, Burned Alive
by Souad, Forbidden Love by Norma Khouri, and Unto the
Daughters by Karen Tintori.
Keywords: Honor, Crime, Patriarchy,
Culture, Unjustifiable
