When "love" is used as a weapon and "reputation" becomes a motive. This episode explores the devastating phenomenon of honor killings—a practice that turns family members into foes under the guise of tradition. We’re looking at the psychology behind the act, the cultural pressures that fuel it, and why justice is so often hard to find when the crime is kept within the house.

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The Guardian - "Banaz Mahmod was murdered 20 years ago; the fight for a law on 'honour'-based abuse goes on"
BBC News - "Banaz Mahmod 'honour' killing cousins jailed for life"
Fuuse - "Banaz A Love Story"
"Criminology Knowledge Organiser: The Case of Banaz Mahmod"
The Guardian - "'Honour killings? It should be called the devil's work': Bekhal Mahmod on the murder of her sister"
Global Citizen - "Child Marriage Survivor Payzee Mahmod Is Fighting to Change the Law"
The Guardian - "The kiss of death"
BBC News - "Lover 'heartbroken' over killing"
Girls Not Brides - "United Kingdom"

Amnesty International - "The Horror of 'Honor Killings', Even in US"
NPR - "Father Found Guilty In Arizona 'Honor Killing'"
Paramount+ - "A Global Manhunt for a Father of a Young Murder Victim Leads '48 Hours Mystery' to Examine Honor Killings"
abcNews - "Muslim Man Guilty of 'Honor Killing' in Daughter's Death"
48 Hours Mystery - "Honor Killing on trial"