In 2003, 17-year-old Shafilea Ahmed was feeling trapped; between who she wanted to be and who her family expected her to be. She went missing in September of that year, and the investigation uncovered a secret world of incomprehensible abuse. Honor-based abuse stems from a perceived violation of the ‘honor’ and ‘shame’ codes of a particular society or community. If you are experiencing honor-based abuse you can safely reach out for help by contacting the UK Helpline: UK Helpline: 0800 5999 247 Helpline – Karma Nirvana In the U.S you can contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline via their website, a phone call, or text. Web: Domestic Violence Support | The National Domestic Violence Hotline (thehotline.org) Call: 800.799.SAFE (7233) Text: Text “Start” to 88788 ___________________________________________________________ Special thanks to Sarah at the podcast Weird Horizon for providing the voiceover for Shafilea’s poems. Listen to Weird Horizon for all things spooky, esoteric, counter-cultural, and just plain weird. Listen here: AppleSpotify ___________________________________________________________ Method & Madness is researched, written, hosted, and produced by Dawn Gandhi Sound Editing by moInspo Music by Timmoor from Pixabay REACH OUT: [email protected] FOLLOW:

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