25 Apr / Honor Lost: Love and Death in Modern-Day Jordan by Norma Khouri [in AsianWeek]
Khouri writes hauntingly about the life and death of her childhood best friend, Dalia, who was murdered by her own father for falling in love with the wrong man. Khouri exposes the insidious laws of her native Jordan (as well as other parts of the Arab world) that condone so-called “honor killings” of young women by their own brothers, uncles, and even fathers for allegedly “shaming” the family– even in the case of rape! The last four pages which recount a handful of these murders add to the horrifying tragedy.
Review: “New and Notable Books,” AsianWeek, April 25, 2003
Readers: Adult
Published: 2003