In Honor of Fadime Murder and Shame

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  • Engels
  • Hardcover
  • 9780226896861
  • 01 mei 2008
  • 305 pagina's
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In 2002, young Fadime Sahindal was brutally murdered by her own father, because her relationship with a man outside of their community had deeply dishonored her family. This book narrates her story, along with the testimonies of her father, mother, and two sisters.



In 2002, young Fadime Sahindal was brutally murdered by her own father. She belonged to a family of Kurdish immigrants who had lived in Sweden for almost two decades. But Fadime's relationship with a man outside of their community had deeply dishonored her family, and only her death could remove the stain. This abhorrent crime shocked the world, and her name soon became a rallying cry in the struggle to combat so-called honor killings.Unni Wikan narrates Fadime's heartbreaking story through her own eloquent words, along with the testimonies of her father, mother, and two sisters. What unfolds is a tale of courage and betrayal, loyalty and love, power and humiliation, and a nearly unfathomable clash of cultures. Despite enduring years of threats over her emancipated life, Fadime advocated compassion for her killers to the end, believing them to be trapped by an unyielding code of honor. Wikan puts this shocking event in context by analyzing similar honor killings, which are increasing throughout Europe and have now been reported in Canada and the United States. She also examines the concept of honor in historical and cross-cultural depth, concluding that Islam itself is not to blame - indeed, honor killings occur across religious and ethnic traditions - but rather the way that many cultures have resolutely linked honor with violence."In Honor of Fadime" holds profound and timely insights into Islamic culture, but ultimately the heart of this powerful book is Fadime's courageous and tragic story - and Wikan's telling of it is riveting.

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Hardcover
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum
01 mei 2008
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305
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Hoofdauteur
Unni Wikan
Tweede Auteur
Unni Wikan
Hoofdredacteur
Professor Anna Paterson
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University Of Chicago Press

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Anna Paterson

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Product breedte
140 mm
Product hoogte
38 mm
Product lengte
248 mm
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140 mm
Verpakking hoogte
38 mm
Verpakking lengte
248 mm
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526 g

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