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Tiba al-Ali in an undated photo. (Social media)
February 4, 2023, 3:55 am
Iraqis outraged after father kills YouTube star daughter
Conversations between Tiba al-Ali and her father seemed to indicate he was unhappy with her decision to live alone in Turkey
By AFP
The scene of a suspected murder in Eilat, May 27, 2021. (Israel Police)
June 30, 2021, 10:29 am
Man to be charged for murdering sister, says he disapproved of her lifestyle
Falach Keisi, an East Jerusalem resident, strangled Goumana Keisi, 35 to death in Eilat last month because he objected to the way she was living in southern resort city, police say
By Stuart Winer
14-year-old Romina Ashrafi, who was beheaded by her father in Iran in an 'honor killing' (Courtesy)
August 28, 2020, 7:12 pm
Iranian man jailed for 9 years for beheading daughter, 14, in ‘honor killing’
Mother decries soft sentence, calls for him to be executed, saying she fears for the lives of the rest of her family should he ever return
By AFP
Teenager Romina Ashrafi was murdered by her father after she eloped with an older man, causing widespread anger in Iran. (Courtesy)
May 27, 2020, 11:02 pm
Iranians outraged by father who decapitated teen daughter
Murder of Romina Ashrafi, who was killed after she eloped with an older man, has sparked discussion about the lenient punishments given to fathers who kill their children
By AFP
A Palestinian woman chants slogans during a rally in front of the prime minister's office, in the West Bank city of Ramallah,September 2. 2019. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)
September 2, 2019, 11:28 pm
Palestinian women protest after suspected ‘honor killing’
Family of Israa Ghrayeb, suspected in her death, claims she jumped from a balcony while receiving ‘treatment’ for demonic possession
By Mohammed Daraghmeh
Illustrative photo of Israeli police cars (Moti Karelitz/Flash90)
November 21, 2018, 11:02 pm
Woman shot dead in Bedouin community in the Negev
Reports say 40-years-old’s death may have been an ‘honor killing,’ or it could have been caused by a stray bullet during a brawl
By ToI Staff
Sami Kara is brought to Lod District Court for an indictment on murdering his own daughter, July 16, 2017. (Flash90)
July 16, 2017, 3:51 pm
Father charged with murdering daughter over affair with Muslim
Sami Kara, a Christian Arab, allegedly killed teenager after she said she’d convert to Islam to be with her romantic partner
By Stuart Winer
Hanan al-Bahiri (Courtesy Israel Police)
June 18, 2017, 11:59 am
Bedouin woman’s uncles accused of murdering her, burning body
State says Hanan al-Bahiri, 19, was killed by relatives who thought her decision to work after divorce would bring family ‘dishonor’
By ToI Staff
Henriette Kara, a relative of Supreme Court Judge George Kara, was found murdered in a Ramle apartment on June 13, 2017. (Facebook)
June 13, 2017, 7:54 pm
3 suspects arrested over suspected murder of Ramle teen
A day after graduating from high school, Henriette Kara, 17, found with multiple stab wounds to upper body; is related to new Supreme Court justice
By Raoul Wootliff
Illustrative. A man's hands in handcuffs. (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
May 26, 2017, 11:19 am
Negev man accused of burning his teenage sister to death
Court extends remand of 23-year-old from Bedouin city of Rahat on suspicion of murder; brother accused of concealing evidence
By ToI Staff
Illustrative photo of Muslim women gathering for Ramadan prayers in Jerusalem (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
May 18, 2017, 5:12 am
As so-called ‘honor killers’ get away with murder, Palestinians say law, judges outdated
12,000 sign petition to Abbas, initiated by Palestinian women’s rights groups, to cancel Article 99 of the Jordanian penal code, which they say encourages murder
By Dov Lieber
Illustrative: Pakistani women at a polling station on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan, May 2013. (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)
January 18, 2017, 9:23 am
Pakistani mother sentenced to death for daughter’s ‘honor killing’
Using anti-terror laws, judge also sentences brother to life in prison in country reeling from series of high-profile murders
By AFP
Illustrative: Iranian women in downtown Tehran, Iran, April 26, 2016. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
December 22, 2016, 11:17 pm
Iranian reportedly murders family of girl who spurned him
Ten people allegedly shot dead by man whose marriage proposal was rejected
By AFP
Israeli Arab Majeda Abu Sharkh left, holds a picture of her daughter Duaa Abu Sharkh who was killed in Lod after years of abuse and death threats. Her niece Alaa Khalili, sits with her, Thursday, November 3, 2016. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty)
November 8, 2016, 10:02 am
Killings spark reckoning over status of Arab women in Israel
Calls mount for a major shift in attitudes by police and community in effort to prevent domestic violence, murder
By Aron Heller and Areej Hazboun
Illustrative photo of Amman, Jordan (photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)
October 16, 2016, 3:43 pm
Jordanians charged with killing sisters for ‘family honor’
2 brothers, one of the victim’s husbands, charged with murder
By AFP
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