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VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Volume 17, Issue 11, Pages 1442-1464Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/1077801211434127
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honor crimes; honor killings; Middle East; North Africa; systematic review
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A systematic review of the research literature on honor killings in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) indicates a paucity of studies relative to the presumed magnitude of the problem. Forty articles were reviewed and critically appraised, of which only 9 contained primary data and 11 presented original secondary analyses. Despite a recent increase in published studies, persistent methodological limitations restrict the generalizability of findings. Most studies focus on legal aspects, determinants, and characteristics of victims and perpetrators. Victims are mostly young females murdered by their male kin. Unambiguous evidence of a decline in tolerance of honor killings remains elusive.
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