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BBC Ethic Guide: Honour Killings : It's thought that up to 12 honour killings happen every year. They usually occur within South Asian and Middle Eastern families. |
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Why a father killed his daughter who was 'too western' : Every year 5,000 so-called honour killings - when a family murders one of its own members - take place around the world. |
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Sister of suspected honour killing victim Shafilea Ahmed in court over £33,000 family theft : THE sister of suspected honour killing victim Shafilea Ahmed has appeared in court suspected of stealing £33,000 worth of gold and cash from her family.
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Iraqi Activists Hailed in Wake of Honour Killing Case : Women's rights activists in Kurdistan played a key role in helping to bring about a British court's conviction last week of two Kurdish men for an "honour" killing, it has emerged. |
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Honour killing' father begins sentence : A man is beginning a life sentence for murdering his daughter because he disapproved of her Christian boyfriend. |
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Woman dies hours after she is found mutlilated in the street with one hand cut off : Honour killing theory as mother-of-two is found dumped in the street with her hand severed
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Sharan supports Enterprise In Action : The Sharan Project supports new, innovative and exciting project with Enterprise in Action to develop women's entrepreneurial skills through enhancing business support services and sharing best practice |
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211 incidents had been reported in London : BBC: 'Honour' crime involves violence committed by those who aim to protect the reputation of their family or community. |
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Precious Awards 2010 : This years awards will be taking place at the British Library, limited tickets are still available so why not join us to celebrate women of colour. |
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Robert Fisk: The crimewave that shames the world : It's one of the last great taboos: the murder of at least 20,000 women a year in the name of 'honour'. Nor is the problem confined to the Middle East: the contagion is spreading rapidly |
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'Honour killing' suspect admits fleeing Britain after murder of Mitcham woman : A man suspected of an honour killing murder has admitted he left Britain partly because he was wanted for the crime. |
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The winners of the Asian Women of Achievement Awards 2010 : were announced at a ceremony to celebrate talented and high-achieving Asian women in Britain. |
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Shazia Awan is Britain’s top Asian female entrepreneur : Shazia who was a Conservative Parliamentary candidate in the recent general election was nominated following the success of her start-up company Peachy Pink. May 2010 Shazia Awan is Britain’s top Asian female entrepreneur, Shazia who was a Conservative Parliamentary candidate in the recent general election was nominated following the success of her start-up company Peachy Pink. |
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Single British Asian mums losing their 'honour babies' : Some single British Asian women are being forced by their families to give up their children as so-called "honour babies", according to a charity which wants action to uncover the scale of the problem. |
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Sharan sponsors Precious Awards 2009. : Sharan is proud to support the Precious Awards. The PRECIOUS Awards celebrate the achievements of inspirational entrepreneurial women of colour who are running businesses in the UK. The Awards are about recognising success and inspiring other women of colour to launch their own business. Nov 2009 |
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Refuge for women at risk of forced marriage : The Saranaya Refuge is one of only two asylums of its type in the UK – both of which are in the borough and operated by the Ashiana Network with financial support from Waltham Forest Council. |
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The number of young women – and men – being killed or assaulted after supposedly bringing shame on their families keeps on rising. : But more than ever before, those who have escaped violence are speaking out to break the code of silence. Old attitudes of accepting the crimes in the name of cultural sensitivity have also disappeared and the police are targeting the abusers. |
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Control through fear common in honour killings. : What consequences can a 17-year-old girl expect if she leaves her Muslim faith and becomes a Christian? Rifqa Bary is convinced that her punishment will be death as a result of a "Muslim 'honor-killing,'" and that is why she ran away from her family. |
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Priya Lakhani Founder Of Masala Masala Curry Sauces On Starting her business. : While working late nights as a lawyer with little time to cook from scratch, I looked for an Indian sauce which would help me produce an authentic curry as fresh and tasty as my mother's.
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Honour violence terror linked. : There are links between some cases of "honour" violence in Britain and extremist groups abroad, a BBC investigation has been told. June 2007 |
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With more Asian women drawing their wealth from entrepreneurship, : LT debates whether women make better entrepreneurs or give better results in an established organisation. JUNE 2007 |
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If you find yourself as a women having a tough time in business, you certainly won't be alone. : Statistically women are still professionally disadvantaged in comparison to their male counterparts, with lower salaries and less chances of promotion. But for black and Asian women this difficulty can become a "double-whammy" according to recent findings by the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC. |
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Two given life for Honour killing : A man has been jailed for life for murdering his sister after she fell in love with an asylum seeker. |
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