The term “honour killings” has been weaponized against the Muslim community and reinforces harmful stereotypes about Muslims, portraying their culture or religion as uniquely oppressive or violent towards women. This video briefly goes over the history of “honour killings” and how the utilization of this term it is used to fuel and justify Islamophobia.
TRIGGER WARNING: content includes mentions of violence and abuse.
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