Previous articleNext article No AccessReexamining Femicide: Breaking the Silence and Crossing “Scientific” BordersNadera Shalhoub‐Kevorkian Nadera Shalhoub‐KevorkianSchool of Social Work, Institute of Criminology, and Faculty of LawHebrew University, Jerusalem Search for more articles by this author School of Social Work, Institute of Criminology, and Faculty of LawHebrew University, JerusalemPDFPDF PLUSFull Text Add to favoritesDownload CitationTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints Share onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail SectionsMoreDetailsFiguresReferencesCited by Signs Volume 28, Number 2Winter 2003 Article DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1086/342590 Views: 840Total views on this site Citations: 47Citations are reported from Crossref © 2002 by The University of Chicago. All rights reserved.PDF download Crossref reports the following articles citing this article:Elizabeth A. 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