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ContentsAbstract III
Acknowledgements IV
Chapter One: Introduction 1
1.1 Introduction to Honour crimes 1
1.2 General research aim 2
1.3 Research questions or objectives 2
1.4 Obtaining the research 3
1.5 Presentation of the research 3
1.6 Justification for the research 4
Chapter Two: Literature review 5
2.1 Introduction 5
2.2 The term honour crimes and the motivations behind it 5
2.3 Cultural issues that emerge when looking in to honour crimes 8
2.4 Islamic perspectives on honour crimes and the Shariah Law 11
2.5 UK Legislation on honour crimes 14
2.6 The Human Rights Act 1998 and honour crimes and the Universal Declaration and
Human rights 14
Chapter Three: Methodology 16
3.1 Research strategy and design 16
3.2 Method used to collect data 17
3.3 Strengths and limitations for secondary data analysis 18
3.4 Strengths and limitation for primary data analysis 19
3.5 The sample and access 20
3.6 Data analysis 21
3.7 Ethical Considerations 21
3.8 Conclusion 22
Chapter Four: Results 24
4.1 Introduction 24
4.2 Perceptions of honour crimes 24
4.3 Experience respondents had with honour crimes 25
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, 4.4 Main motivations to honour crimes 26
4.5 Predominant religious groups involved in honour crime 26
4.6 Is it culturally or religiously motivated? 27
4.7 Are crimes of passion and honour crimes the same? 27
4.8 How do organisations deal with honour crimes and support
victims and families? 28
4.9 Are the second generation influenced by the first generation to
committing honour crimes? 28
4.10 How do honour crimes violate Human Rights? 29
4.11 Are the police doing enough work to tackle honour crimes? 29
4.12 Measures taken to educate people’s awareness 30
4.13 Women’s involvement in honour crimes. Are they seen as a dark figure? 30
4.14 Conclusion 31
Chapter Five: Discussion 32
5.1 Introduction 32
5.2 Definitions, perceptions and motivations of honour crimes 32
5.3 Cultural issues that emerge when looking at honour crimes 34
5.4 Islamic perspective on honour crimes 35
5.5 The UK legislation on honour crimes 37
5.6 The Human Rights Act 1998, and the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights and honour crime. 39
Chapter 6: Conclusion 40
6.1 Aims of the research 41
6.2 Key finding that emerged from this research 41
6.3 Recommendations 42
Appendices 43
Appendix:
A. Checklist of ethical considerations 43
B. Interview Schedule – Questions asked in the Interviews 44
C. Participant information sheet 45
D. Consent form 46
E. Interview transcriptions (Only 4 Provided) 50
References
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,Abstract
This study focuses on people’s perception on honour crimes and whether it is encouraged
by Islam or cultural beliefs, it has been suggested that a large proportion of honour crime
victims are mainly women. The violence towards these people differentiates from culture
to culture. It has been argued that more Muslims countries comply with honour crimes
then western countries. To investigate these issues in depth a qualitative research strategy
was adopted, and semi structured interviews was conducted. A total of eight interviews
were conducted of which three were males and five where females, the sample was
randomly selected according to who was available at the time to give the interview.
From the primary and secondary research that was conducted it was clear that honour
crimes was motivated by cultural beliefs, however there is not one clear universal
definition to honour crimes, and people perception varied according to time and culture.
It was found that honour crimes falls under the category of domestic violence within the
UK. The concept of honour crime has just recently been highlighted, and more people are
aware of it, a new task force has been assigned to tackle this crime.
The main themes that were extracted from this research consisted of the different
perceptions of honour crimes, and how it varied from the different organisations. It was
also acknowledged that honour crimes was culturally motivated, but mainly took place in
rural areas, due to a lack of education. Even though the phenomenon of honour crimes is
predominant in Muslims country not a single text within the Qur’an, permits this.
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, Acknowledgements
First, I would like to express my sincerest gratitude to Philip Hodgson and Matt Long, for
all the help support and guidance they gave me throughout this dissertation. I would like
to thank all the respondents that participated within my study and help me get the result
that was needed to complete my dissertation.
For my family and friends who have pushed me to get through the toughest time of my
university life, those who have encouraged me throughout the three years, and for all the
support that you gave me, it is really appreciated. I would like to thank my parents
especially my mum for trusting me and allowing me to live away from home for three
years. I would like to express my gratitude to my sisters who have inspired, encouraged
and motivated me to get where I am now. I would like to thank Sarah Khalifeh, for being
there for me through thick and thin for the past three years of university, and I hope this is
just the beginning to our friendship. Finally I hope this would inspire my brother to
follow my footsteps and become something in life.
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