Guardian daily comment | Take the honour out of killing

Domestic violence in minority communities must be tackled with understanding - and not used as an excuse for Islamophobia
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'Honour crimes have no relation to religiosity. Why is it then that such acts - along with practices like female genital mutilation continue to be linked exclusively with Muslims? It becomes increasingly difficult to tackle domestic violence in an environment of blame that borders on Islamophobia'


Fareena Alam


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