Du’a Khalil Aswad Age: 17 (Iraq)

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Du’a Khalil Aswad Age: 17 (Iraq). Stoned to death by members of her community for falling in love with a Sunni Muslim man. April 7, 2007. Sumaira Bibi Age: 35 (Pakistan) Shot to death by nephew for marrying a man of a lesser caste July 2007. Zahra Al-Azzo Age: 22 (Syria ) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Du’a Khalil Aswad Age: 17(Iraq)

Stoned to death by members of her community for falling in love with a

Sunni Muslim man.

April 7, 2007 

Sumaira BibiAge: 35

(Pakistan)

Shot to death by nephew for marrying a man of a

lesser caste

July 2007

Zahra Al-Azzo Age: 22(Syria )

Stabbed to death by her brother for being raped,

or `having sex outside of marriage`

September 2007

En’am Jaber Deifallah

(Gaza Strip)

Beaten to death by brother in the name of ‘honour’No specific reason given

August 2007

Babli (India)

Drowned dead with husband Manoj by relatives,

for marrying within the same village gotra

June 15, 2007

Yasemin (Turkey) 

Shot by father for refusing an arranged marriage

and running away with her boyfriend

July 2007

Shwbo Rauf Ali

(Iraqi Kurdistan) 

Beaten to death by in-lawson suspicion of extra-marital

relations

May 2007

Nahed, Suha, and Lina Hija

Aged: 16, 19, 22(Gaza Strip) 

The three sisters stabbed to death for unknown reasons

July 2007

Khateeja KhanAge: 26

(Pakistan)

Shot to death by younger son and two

nephews for alleged adultery

March 2007

Buried alive by father after community accusations

of an extra-marital affair

April 2007

NejatAge: 22(Iran)

Saroj Age: 27(India)

Drowned by brother and cousin

after eloping with her lover

August 16, 2007

Sahar(Syria) 

Shot by brother-in-law on suspicion of having an extra-

marital affair

May 2007 

Sara Jaffar Nimat  Age: 11

(Iraqi Kurdistan)

Found dead, body beaten by stones and bricks and burnt

Little else is known

August 3, 2007

and many, many, more...

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