Crimes of Honour (video)
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Title
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Crimes of Honour (video)
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Description
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(Asma Khader)
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Across the Islamic world, hundreds of women are shot, stabbed, strangled or burned to death each year by their male relatives, because they are thought to have dishonored their families by engaging in unacceptable relationships. Filmed in Jordan and on the West Bank, Crimes of Honour documents the terrible reality of femicide - the killing of sisters or daughters suspected of losing their virginity, for having refused an arranged marriage or having left a husband. Even if a woman is raped, abused, or is the victim of gossip, she may pay the terrible price.
Crimes of Honour profiles three women committed to human rights, who attempt to provide protection and assistance to those in danger. Rana Husseini, an award winning reporter for the Jordan Times, investigates the crimes, documents and reports on the stories of terrified young women. Jordanian Human Rights Lawyer Asma Khader fights in the courts to protect threatened women, and for longer prison sentences for those guilty of femicide (Judges often hand down sentences as short as a year). Professor Nadera Shalhoub-Kervorkian founded the Women's Work Center for Legal Aid and Counseling in the West Bank, where she provides aid and counseling to frightened women with no place to turn.
(Description adapted from Icarus Films: Crimes of Honour)
NOTE: This video is an incomplete recording. Approximately 20 minutes are missing from the end of the video.
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Subject
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Women's Learning Partnership
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Date
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1999
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Language
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English
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Coverage
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Unknown
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Type
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Documentary
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Format
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Unknown
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Creator
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Icarus Films
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Contributor
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Unknown
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Publisher
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Women's Learning Partnership
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Extent
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00:21:53
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Rights
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