Some are strangled, some are suffocated, and some are taken abroad and killed. On July 14th we remember Britain’s lost women #DayOfMemory. Those who have died in so-called honour killings. This Day of Memory is held on the birthday of Shafilea Ahmed, a young British-Pakistani girl, who was murdered by her parents when she […]
Shafilea Ahmed
The Secret Killings
July 14th. Day of Memory for Victims of Honour Based Violence ‘Her father pushed her into the well. Who can blame him? Immodest girl, she was seen talking to a boy.’ The gathered women sighed and shook their heads as they sat in the shade of the varendah, embroidery or sewing in their hands. This […]
Dishonour, Disobedience and Death
July 14th was the first memorial day for victims of honour based violence in Britain. The memorial day was secured by the charity Karma Nirvana, in conjunction with Cosmopolitan magazine and the Henry Jackson Society, and is officially called The Day of Memory for Britain’s Lost Women. It occurs on the birthday of Shafilea Ahmed […]