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تمحيص مفهوم الشرف من وجهة نظر مرتكبي جرائم الشرف


بقلم: كارول كابلانيان


ترجمة: شادن عبد الرحمن


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تعرف الهيومن رايتس ووتش جرائم الشرف بأنها: "أعمال عنف، عادة ما تكون جرائم قتل، يرتكبها أفراد العائلة من الذكور ضد أحدى الإناث من العائلة التي باعتقادهم قد دنست شرف العائلة. و قد يتم استهداف الأنثى لأسباب عدة منها رفض الزواج المرتب له من قبل عائلتها، تعرضها للإساءة الجنسية، سعيها للطلاق حتى لو كان الزوج قيسيء إليها بطريقة أو بأخرى، أو لارتكابها الزنا (إقامت علاقة جنسية خارج نطاق الزواج). مجرد الاعتقاد بأن المرأة قد قامت بأي تصرف يسيء إلى شرف العائلة يكفي لشن الهجوم (هيومن رايتس ووتش، 2001).


عبر البحث الأكاديمي و اقامة الفرضيات بخصوص الشرف و الجرائم المرتكبة باسمه، لم أتصور بأنني سأحظى بفرصة اللقاء برجال ارتكبوا جرائم قتل باسم الشرف. و لكن الفرصة سنحت قبل شهرين، فرصة لم يكن بإمكاني تفويتها، فلقائي بهم كان ضروريا لجمع المعلومات التي أحتاجها عن طريق الاستماع إلى قصصهم، ووجهات نظرهم، بالإضافة إلى تعريفهم للشرف، مفهومهم للذكورة و الأنوثة ، ما هو الحب من وجهة نظرهم، و كيف ينظرون للقانون.


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ملأ الصمت الغرفة. نظرت إليه بعد ذلك و سألته كيف قتلها، ماذا استخدم لفعل ذلك، فنظر إلي و قال:


"قتلتها بسكين. قمت بطعنها مرة تلو الأخرى، و إلى هذا اليوم لا يمكنني تذكر تلك اللحظة بوضوح"


سألتها بعدها عن عدد الطعنات التي وجهها إليها، ولم أكن أبدا مستعدة للجواب الذي كنت على وشك سماعه. نظر فراس* إلي مرة أخرى و أجاب:


"أربعة و ستون مرة، طعنتها أربعة و ستون مرة"


لم استطع أن أصدق ما سمعته، طلبت منه بعدها أن يشرح لي ما هي الجريمة التي اقترفتها شقيقته، تلك الجريمة التي كلفتها حياتها و استحقت عليها أن تطعن ستة و أربعون مرة بدم بارد. لزم فراس * الصمت لعدة لحظات قبل أن يجيبني ببطء:


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غادرت السجن حزينة ذلك اليوم، و مع ذلك أصبحت الصورة أوضح في عقلي. كل البحث الذي أقو به أصبح أكثر واقعية. بين هؤلاء الرجال لي كيف يرون القانون - و كيف أنهم يظنون بأن السجن مدة ستة أو سبعة سنين بسبب قتلهم شخصا ما ليس بالأمر المنصف، شرحوا لي ما يعنيه المجتمع و التقاليد بالنسبة إليهم، و الأهم من ذلك، أخبرني جميعهم بأن الشرف هو رمز و قانون يعيشون حياتهم ضمن إطاره، هم لا يعرفون سبب أهمية الشرف و لكن هكذا هي الحال، هكذا تربوا و على هذا نشأوا.


ينحدر مفهوم "القتل بدافع الشرف" في العالم العربي من أصول بدوية عشائرية تسبق المسيحية و الإسلام. الرمز أو القانون يعود إلى عام 1200 ما قبل الميلاد وفقا للقوانين الحامورابية و الأشورية، والتي أعلنت عفة المرأة ملكا لعائلتها. Mentat pills without prescription, أقر الإسلام للمرأة حقوقا كثيرة، و لكن النظام العشائري المتأصل ظل موجودا. ولأن رغبة الرجال في البقاء موقعا للقوة لا تزال موجودة، اختاروا حرمان المرأة من هذه الحقوق، تاركين المرأة ترتع في الجهل بحقوقها و بدينها (العشمواي، 2004)


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لقد حان الوقت لحوار على مستوى الشعب بأكمله موضوعه الشرف. يجب علينا جميعا أن نعمل على استعادة معنى الشرف. عسى أن يكتب على ضريح هذه الجرائم التي لا تمت للشرف بصلة: "هنا يرقد الماضي لأمة استعادت شرفها، و انطلقت في طريقها الشريف بحق"

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الأسماء المستخدمة في هذه المقالة ليست حقيقية.*


كارول كابلانيان هي باحثة في جرائم الشرف في الأردن و الباكستان، و هي طالبة دكتوراة ولدت في الأردن و تعيش في الخارج في الوقت الحالي.


شادن عبد الرحمن ناشطة و كاتبة، إحدى مؤسسي حبر، ،تحمل شهادة  الماجستير في التسويق، و اليوم تعمل مع مؤسسة غير ربحية في عمان.



Is there any honour in honour crimes?


An examination of perceptions surrounding notions of ‘honour’ through the voices of men who killed

Written By: Carol Kaplanian

Researching this subject has not been an easy task. The more one delves into understanding the dynamics of honour crimes, Cheap mentat pills overnight delivery, the more one questions the way beliefs are formed and how perceptions are made. Mentat pills without prescription, Let me start by explaining the meaning of honour as portrayed through Human Rights Watch.

They define honour killings as “acts of violence, usually murder, committed by male family members against female family members who are perceived to have brought dishonor upon the family. A woman can be targeted by her family for a variety of reasons including, refusing to enter into an arranged marriage, being the victim of a sexual assault, seeking a divorce-even from an abusive husband-or committing adultery, mentat pills online without prescription. The mere perception that a woman has acted in a manner to bring ‘dishonor’ to the family is sufficient to trigger an attack” (Human Rights Watch, 2001).

Through conducting academic research and theorizing material surrounding honour and crimes committed in the name of honour, I never thought that I would get the opportunity to meet with men who committed murder in the name of honour. The opportunity arrived around two months ago; an opportunity not to be missed and I felt it was vital for all the data I was collecting as I can hear their stories, their reasoning, their understanding of honour, their perception of gender, their understanding of love and their critique on the law, mentat pills without prescription.

It was a hot Monday morning. On the way to the prison, Discount mentat pills overnight delivery, I was nervously sitting in the car, trying to accumulate all that I know regarding the issue in one box; in one page. I was overwhelmed and slightly nervous, I was worried about the things I was about to hear, and I kept reminding my self that this is no ordinary crime committed under no ordinary circumstances. I arrived to the prison and was taken to a large room. Mentat pills without prescription, As soon as I glanced inside I saw eleven men sitting there and was told that they were the men I was to interview. I had a good look inside, and was surprised to realize that none of them fit the stereotypic notion of a ‘killer’, buy mentat pills online. On the contrary, they looked like ‘normal’ individuals with emotions portrayed on their faces. They looked like they were accepting and they embraced the idea of talking to me quite openly. I started seeing them one by one; the only object dividing us was a table. I was startled with how much peace they possessed in relation to what they have committed, mentat pills without prescription. At first I was finding it so hard to relate to the way they thought. We came from the same culture, Mentat pills no prescription, yet it felt like worlds of difference divided us. The men all had similar stories. Nine out of eleven of the men were brothers who killed their sisters. Mentat pills without prescription, The remainder were fathers. Until today, one man’s story lingers in my ears so clearly….

Firas* was forty-four years of age, he greeted me quite warmly and asked what the purpose of my visit was. I told him that I was conducting research to further understand the notions surrounding honour, cheap mentat pills from canada. He responded and said that he was happy to help. I asked him to tell me the story, the reason why he was in jail, then he shut his eyes, took a deep breath and started speaking…, mentat pills without prescription.

“My sister was twenty-two years old. It all started in 2004. One day she got sick, she started bleeding and my mother took her to the hospital. A few hours later my mother calls me; she was frantic; she said that I had to cleanse this blood, Mentat pills from india, this shame that has been bestowed upon us. Mentat pills without prescription, At first I was confused, I kept telling her to slow down, then she said, ‘don’t you get it; your sister was raped, and now you have to finish off this shame’. I was in shock, this was the last thing that I have expected. My sister was a good girl. She ran away from the hospital and was kept in Juwaideh under protective custody. In the meantime I went to negotiate with the man who raped her for some solution. I suggested to him that if he married her, no harm would come his way or hers, mentat pills without prescription. He rejected the proposal and I went home feeling angry and very overwhelmed. My father managed to release my sister from prison on the condition that we would not harm her, mentat pills drug. She arrived home, I was in the kitchen. I was filled with rage, and sadness. Mentat pills without prescription, I looked at her, she cried and said that she hates this family and the way she is treated. She told me that I was to blame for it, she provoked me and I killed her”

The room was filled with silence. Mentat pills pharmacy, I then looked at him and asked how he killed her, what did he use, he then looked at me and said:

“I killed her with a knife. I kept stabbing her, and until today I don’t remember that moment very clearly”

I then asked him how many times he had stabbed her; and was far from prepared to the answer I was about to hear. Firas* then looked at me and said:

“Sixty-four times, I stabbed her sixty-four times”.

I could not believe what I was hearing, I then asked him to explain to me what was the crime that his sister committed; a crime where she deserved to be stabbed sixty-four times; stabbed in cold blood, mentat pills without prescription. Firas* was quiet for a few moments, buy mentat pills once daily, then he slowly replied:

“You see, not many people understand that my sister is not the only victim here. I was a victim, and I still am. I don’t regret killing her, but I blame our cultures and our traditions. Buy cheap mentat pills internet, Honour is more important than life, it is the worthiest asset a man can hold, and if it is taken from you, then you have nothing to live for, honour is like a big piece of glass. Mentat pills without prescription, If someone cracks the glass, you can’t fix it, you will have to replace the whole piece. This is how it is for us, if someone stains your honour, you have to clean it, find discount mentat pills, you can’t fix it, removing it is the only way”

I was speechless, I thanked him, and sat there in silence as his words flashed across me repeatedly. “sixty-four times” I kept thinking, I could not understand how that could be possible or how much pain his sister endured. Find mentat pills online, I left the prison that day with a sense of sadness, but held a sense of clarity in my mind. All that I have been researching has now come to life. These men shed their beliefs about the law to me – how they feel that six or seven years of imprisonment for taking someone’s life away is unfair; they explained what culture and tradition meant to them, but most of all they all said that ‘honour’ is a code they live by, they don’t understand why it is so important; that’s just the way it is, the way they were brought up, mentat pills without prescription.

‘Honor killing’ in the Arab world, has its origins in the Bedouin tribal life that precedes both Christianity and Islam. The code goes back as far as 1200BC in the Hammurabi and Assyrian Laws which declared a woman’s chastity to be the property of her family. Islam granted women a considerable amount of rights, but the engrained patriarchal tribal order remained and men wanting to remain powerful, overnight mentat pills, chose not to grant the rights to women, thus leaving them in ignorance both of their rights as well as their religion (Al-Ashmawi, 2004).

Although these are the cultural origins that lay behind the practice of honour killing, there are other theories as to why this practice exists today. Mentat pills without prescription, One could obviously suggest the patriarchal structure of many of these societies as reason. However, one interesting, non-cultural, argument is that the developmental problems that exist in many of these societies exacerbate the culturally embedded notions of gender towards violence. The reasons are doubtless numerous and complex, and any tangible change must address the social, economic and legal dimensions of these dishonourable killings similtaneously. However, more than anything, my meeting with Firas convinced me of the need to creatively engage with our cultural specificity and diversity. Traditions of generosity and virtue - which we, as Jordanians, are particularly proud of - cannot exist alongside murder condoned under the guise of honour.

It is time for a nationwide conversation on honour, mentat pills without prescription. It is time for us to collectively reclaim the meaning of honour. May the epitaph of these dishonourable murders read, "Here lies the past of a nation who have reclaimed their honour, and set forth on a truly honourable path".

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* Names used for this article are not the real identities of the men.

Carol Kaplanian is a PhD candidate researching honour killings in Jordan and Pakistan. She was born in Jordan and now resides over seas. She enjoys photography, reading, writing and painting.
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  • http://al-arabiat.blogspot.com/ mohanned

    I know that as a researcher you have to be objective, but why didn’t you follow up on the question of why he killed his sister-Why didn’t he kill the rapist? What if the rapist agreed to marry her, would that “restore his honor”?

    Doesn’t he contradict hismelf when he says “If someone cracks the glass, you can’t fix it, you will have to replace the whole piece. This is how it is for us, if someone stains your honour, you have to clean it, you can’t fix it, removing it is the only way”, yet at the same time he tried to “fix” it, or clean it by offering his sister to the rapist?

  • http://al-arabiat.blogspot.com mohanned

    I know that as a researcher you have to be objective, but why didn’t you follow up on the question of why he killed his sister-Why didn’t he kill the rapist? What if the rapist agreed to marry her, would that “restore his honor”?

    Doesn’t he contradict hismelf when he says “If someone cracks the glass, you can’t fix it, you will have to replace the whole piece. This is how it is for us, if someone stains your honour, you have to clean it, you can’t fix it, removing it is the only way”, yet at the same time he tried to “fix” it, or clean it by offering his sister to the rapist?

  • http://www.american-in-jordan.com/ Dave

    The whole concept seems very oxymoronic. How do you “fix” a problem by creating another problem? It seems more like a smoke screen. It’s like “cleaning” a dirty windshield with fresh mud so that no one notices the original dirt.

    One of the problems is that society has been deceived into thinking that a dishonorable act – in this case, murder – can occasionally be honorable when attempting to nullify another dishonor. It’s completely contradictory and yet people are buying into it dozens of times each year in Jordan!

  • http://www.american-in-jordan.com Dave

    The whole concept seems very oxymoronic. How do you “fix” a problem by creating another problem? It seems more like a smoke screen. It’s like “cleaning” a dirty windshield with fresh mud so that no one notices the original dirt.

    One of the problems is that society has been deceived into thinking that a dishonorable act – in this case, murder – can occasionally be honorable when attempting to nullify another dishonor. It’s completely contradictory and yet people are buying into it dozens of times each year in Jordan!

  • George

    Too bad that the guy is only spending 7 years in prison, a person who stabs his own sister over and over because she was RAPED should be on the death row.

    We have so many stupid/retarded laws, but honor crime exemptions are just sick. Girls are being murdered all the time and our government is just looking, shows how retarded we are.

  • George

    Too bad that the guy is only spending 7 years in prison, a person who stabs his own sister over and over because she was RAPED should be on the death row.

    We have so many stupid/retarded laws, but honor crime exemptions are just sick. Girls are being murdered all the time and our government is just looking, shows how retarded we are.

  • Shatha

    Dear Carol

    I am wondering if you tried to research the other the side “Honor killing” in which the girls are been killed because of their illegitimate relation ships. I often wonder why do these girls choose these kind of relationships when most of them come from backgrounds in which the consequence of these relationship is death or “Honour Killing”.

    Usually when i read about these cases , the girls are simple from moderate to poor backgrounds, is it poor or non education or their strict environment or the lack of the knowledge of the consequences of their action. I often wonder i after i read any article about the subject why no one refer to the girl reason , they mentioned that she is just got killed but no one rely the trace her story…. I wish someone can go and dig in behind these girl’s stories maybe we will find a main reason that we can rectify by education by campaigns or whatever is the right solution.

  • Shatha

    Dear Carol

    I am wondering if you tried to research the other the side “Honor killing” in which the girls are been killed because of their illegitimate relation ships. I often wonder why do these girls choose these kind of relationships when most of them come from backgrounds in which the consequence of these relationship is death or “Honour Killing”.

    Usually when i read about these cases , the girls are simple from moderate to poor backgrounds, is it poor or non education or their strict environment or the lack of the knowledge of the consequences of their action. I often wonder i after i read any article about the subject why no one refer to the girl reason , they mentioned that she is just got killed but no one rely the trace her story…. I wish someone can go and dig in behind these girl’s stories maybe we will find a main reason that we can rectify by education by campaigns or whatever is the right solution.

  • Carol

    Thank you all for the valid comments on this article. I have been researching the subject of honour crimes in an academic context for several years now. There are many sides and angles to this complex issue. In relation to this specific incident and in answering some of the comments posted, one major aspect that contributes to the occurrence to crimes committed in the name of honour is patriarchy. the notion of patriarchy is very deeply embedded into the roots of our society, that being that the head of the family is usually a male figure. There are different sides of the story as there are very liberal households and households that are not very liberal. The difference of this within the society is due to levels of education, economic status, education, socialisation, etc.

    As for your comment Shatha, it is an area that I am trying to explore, however, it is hard when the victim is a victim and is no longer alive. Again, in relation to your comment, it all stems back from the upbringing and the sort of environment the victim lives in. A lot of girls are living and continue living in fear of them men in their families and in some cases the women as well. A lot of these girls are not used to male attention, and therefore could be a bit more pliable when it comes to attention. One needs to be reminded however that a large percentage of crimes committed in the name of honour are committed under assumptions or rumours and a lot of the time are not questioned because the word of the male is higher than that of the female. This brings us back to the nation of patriarchy.

    Change occurs in stages and through time, however, through awareness and education in relation to this subject, this is the starting point. Education from all levels, and the need for academic deconstruction is imperative into the understanding of the complexities surrounding this subject.

  • Carol

    Thank you all for the valid comments on this article. I have been researching the subject of honour crimes in an academic context for several years now. There are many sides and angles to this complex issue. In relation to this specific incident and in answering some of the comments posted, one major aspect that contributes to the occurrence to crimes committed in the name of honour is patriarchy. the notion of patriarchy is very deeply embedded into the roots of our society, that being that the head of the family is usually a male figure. There are different sides of the story as there are very liberal households and households that are not very liberal. The difference of this within the society is due to levels of education, economic status, education, socialisation, etc.

    As for your comment Shatha, it is an area that I am trying to explore, however, it is hard when the victim is a victim and is no longer alive. Again, in relation to your comment, it all stems back from the upbringing and the sort of environment the victim lives in. A lot of girls are living and continue living in fear of them men in their families and in some cases the women as well. A lot of these girls are not used to male attention, and therefore could be a bit more pliable when it comes to attention. One needs to be reminded however that a large percentage of crimes committed in the name of honour are committed under assumptions or rumours and a lot of the time are not questioned because the word of the male is higher than that of the female. This brings us back to the nation of patriarchy.

    Change occurs in stages and through time, however, through awareness and education in relation to this subject, this is the starting point. Education from all levels, and the need for academic deconstruction is imperative into the understanding of the complexities surrounding this subject.

  • Joispa

    Check Economist Yusuf Mansur’s interesting research on the topic which finds honor killing more widespread and more likely to happen among Jordan’s poorest classes. He has discussed his findings on radio and in print about a month ago.

  • Joispa

    Check Economist Yusuf Mansur’s interesting research on the topic which finds honor killing more widespread and more likely to happen among Jordan’s poorest classes. He has discussed his findings on radio and in print about a month ago.

  • http://www.black-iris.com/ Naseem Tarawnah

    Joispa: I’ve heard the argument and I’m not entirely convinced. While socioeconomics always plays a role, we have to wonder if it can be the sole attributing factor here. In other words, if we suddenly increased standards of living in Jordan to more acceptable levels, would the people change their conventional perceptions regarding issues of family honor?

  • http://www.black-iris.com Naseem Tarawnah

    Joispa: I’ve heard the argument and I’m not entirely convinced. While socioeconomics always plays a role, we have to wonder if it can be the sole attributing factor here. In other words, if we suddenly increased standards of living in Jordan to more acceptable levels, would the people change their conventional perceptions regarding issues of family honor?

  • dujahasan

    It is not related to any isolated reson , it is a system as we call it in sociology, the butterfly effect, something is leading to another, the whole idea of killing is there, people, our youngmen are able to kill, disregarding whom, how and why, having the ability to kill is overwhelming, especially if they know that they can get away with their crimes.
    parents do not play a big part in the peacful education for children, neither does the ministry of education, you can see violence everywhere.
    economical part plays a role in distracting people from thinking of options, if you are too tired chasing your daily needs like food, payments,… then when are you going to have a decent time to think reasonably of your options.
    we can never be fair when it comes to such as issues, it is just too complicated.

  • Duja

    It is not related to any isolated reson , it is a system as we call it in sociology, the butterfly effect, something is leading to another, the whole idea of killing is there, people, our youngmen are able to kill, disregarding whom, how and why, having the ability to kill is overwhelming, especially if they know that they can get away with their crimes.
    parents do not play a big part in the peacful education for children, neither does the ministry of education, you can see violence everywhere.
    economical part plays a role in distracting people from thinking of options, if you are too tired chasing your daily needs like food, payments,… then when are you going to have a decent time to think reasonably of your options.
    we can never be fair when it comes to such as issues, it is just too complicated.

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