“Honour killings” are described as “a noble name for a despicable act,” and despite the media hype surrounding this type of crime, large segments of the public lack basic information related to it, the context in which it occurs, and its true proportion within society.
Therefore, the book seeks to fill this deficiency by starting from the definition of this type of crime, linking it to the so-called “honorable motive” for the act of killing, and then moving on to shed light on the direct and indirect causes that are hidden behind them. While it also provides a detailed study of the mechanism by which Syrian law deals with this type of crime and the extenuating excuses for it, it then addresses the phenomenon of using minors to carry them out as a means of circumventing the law, the position of international law on this type of crime, and its social dangers, and ends by finally highlighting its presence in Drama, literature, and poetry.
Through this comprehensive book, lawyer and researcher Ahmed Sawan addresses the phenomenon of “murders of women under the pretext of honor” from different angles that are rarely combined in one book.
Book cover (back):
At your disposal are different messages from life for everyone who believed in himself, wished and pursued his dreams, made himself a different person, and despite the challenges and obstacles of life that he faced, he only insisted on achieving the best and did not create a title for the impossible. For everyone with good intentions, sow goodness. And leaving a good impact, and finally for everyone who has lived through the acceleration of life’s changes, and still maintains within him that good seed, and the good qualities that have not died over time. Yes, you are the only one who was born to be different, to leave a different mark, and to make change.
