Honor killings in the Middle East and North Africa: A systematic review of the literature

Violence Against Women

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1442-1464

  Kulczycki, Andrzej ^a   Windle, Sarah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

honor crimes; honor killings; Middle East; North Africa; systematic review

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; OFFENDER; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VICTIM;

AFRICA, NORTHERN; CRIME VICTIMS; CRIMINALS; CULTURE; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 84856600030     PISSN: 10778012     EISSN: 15528448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077801211434127     Document Type: Article

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