Citation

Kulczycki A, Windle S. Violence Against Women 2011; 17(11): 1442-1464.

Affiliation

University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801211434127

PMID

22312039

Abstract

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.

Language: en