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Nearly all Muslims will tell you that so-called \u201chonour killings,\u201d where a woman is punished for a perceived crime of honour against her family, are against the teachings of Islam (and rightly so). That hasn\u2019t prevented the high profile crimes from taking place across the Muslim world. Now the phenomenon has come to Britain. Last week two brothers were jailed for life<\/a> for bursting in on their cousin\u2019s wedding (to a\u2026 gasp\u2026 divorcee), stabbing the bride 22 times. A few weeks earlier, a Muslim businessman killed the Christian groom<\/a> of his daughter after luring him to his factory. And that followed a Kurdish immigrant\u2019s slitting of his daughter\u2019s throat<\/a> for going out with the wrong guy (\u201cHey, for an older man you have a good strong punch and kick. Well done,\u201d read a note from the daughter). British police have increased scrutiny<\/a> for past crimes, trying to balance the victims rights with cultural sensitivity (although even in Pakistan, the cultural sensitivity is debunked<\/a>. Police estimate around 12 such killings last year, including some victims who were taken out of the country<\/a> first. Still, the onus is resting on British Muslims, who have to find a way to influence those within their ranks who may engage in the practise. <\/p>\n

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Zahed Amanullah is associate editor of altmuslim.com.\u00a0 He is based in London, England.\n<\/p>\n

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