Abstract
Honour killing is an extreme form of violence in the family. This paper seeks to understand the reasons behind the honour killings. Since 2002, there have been 13 reported honour killings in Canada. A media analysis was conducted of 8 articles from the Toronto Star and the National Post to demonstrate how the media portrayed issues related to the murder of Aqsa Parvez, a 16 year old Muslim girl. Policy recommendations are offered as to how honour killings can be prevented from happening in Canada. Keywords: honour killings, Canada, South Asian families, intergenerational conflict, media analysis.
Highlights
The United Nations Population fund (UNFPA, 2000) report, Living Together, Worlds Apart: Men and Women in a Time ofChange estimated that "5000 women and girls are killed every year, across the world because of dishonour" (UNFPA, 2000 p.2)
Aqsa Parvez was a 16 year old girl who became a victim of an alleged honour killing in Mississauga, Ontario
Some reports suggested that Islam held "barbaric" practices and that the killing was testament to that (The meaning of Aqsa Parvez, 2007; Kay, 2007b)
Summary
The United Nations Population fund (UNFPA, 2000) report, Living Together, Worlds Apart: Men and Women in a Time ofChange estimated that "5000 women and girls are killed every year, across the world because of dishonour" (UNFPA, 2000 p.2). Given the complex and multi-' dimensional nature of the topic, it is my hope that my MRP will provide a pie~e of the puzzle to aide understanding of some of the factors that influence the issue of honour killing. This MRP is organized into three sections. It attempts to classify some ofthe sources available on the concept ofhonour, history of honour killings, the anatomy of honour killings, intergenerational conflict in South Asian families and reasons attributed to honour killings. Section Three presents policy recommendations for preventing honour killings in Canada in the future
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