(Turkey) Top court lenient on ‘honor killing’ — Istanbul: “The top appeals court has upheld a lower court’s decision to be lenient on those who…

(UK) Charity to sue over domestic violence murder victim Sabina Akhtar — “A charity that campaigns for victims of domestic violence is to sue a…

(Jordan) Two brothers charged with premeditated murder of their married sister — “claiming to have killed their sister to cleanse their family’s honour” — “Criminal…

(Kuwait) Fundamentalists Call for Kuwaiti Women to Boycott Elections — “Kuwaiti Islamic fundamentalists are urging women candidates and voters not to participate in politics, saying…

The High Cost of Western Idealism: Saving Schoolgirls From Being Poison-Gassed in Afghanistan and Honor-Murdered in Sweden. — by Phyllis Chesler

(Iran) Rights group urges Iran to release two Christian convert women — “CSW advocacy director, Tina Lambert said that the group ‘remains deeply concerned for…

(Saudi Arabia) Debate in Saudi Arabia over Women in Media — 35 Saudi clerics “main complaint was that the visibility of women in the media…

(Canada) ‘Honour killing’ trial hears details of shooting — Sister Khatera Sadiqi killed by Hasibullah Sadiqi — Accused in ‘honour killing’ lost control, court told…