Main description:

Based on original interviews of 22 Muslim-American women of South Asian descent on the topics of honor and honor killings, this book examines honor and culture, and their intersections with power, tradition, gender, family, and religion. Additionally, it incorporates an autoethnographic approach describing the author's journey to Pakistan to create a personal narrative throughout. This volume offers a unique perspective that allows for informed exploration and description of Muslim-American women's attitudes and beliefs surrounding the practice of killing women and girls in order to regain family honor.

Contents:

Introduction

Chapter 1: New Lights in Familiar Places: Autoethnography

Chapter 2: When Morals Mean Murder: The Reality and Prevalence of Honor Killing

Chapter 3: Exposure: The Role of Media: Mainstream Media is a Primary Resource of Information Regarding Honor Killings for Muslim American Women

Chapter 4: Liberation through Education: Education is an Essential Component to End Honor Killings

Chapter 5: Religion Matters: Religion is Considered a Foundation for Instilling Values and Morals

Chapter 6: Blurred Lines: Religion, Culture and Tradition are Concepts that are Deeply Interwoven and are Difficult to Differentiate

Chapter 7: A Multitude of Meanings: The Term Respect was Used in Place of Honor in the Home

Chapter 8: Calibrating the Compass of Self: Self-Respect is an Integral Part of Learning How to be Honorable

Chapter 9: Honor is Thicker than Blood: Family is a Core Value when Discussing the Concept of Honor

Chapter 10: Emerging Hope: Summary & Conclusions

About the Authors