<br /><br />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.<br /><br />Research links below!<br /><br /><br />The Guardian - <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/06/banaz-mahmod-was-murdered-20-years-ago-the-fight-for-a-law-on-honour-based-abuse-goes-on" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Banaz Mahmod was murdered 20 years ago; the fight for a law on 'honour'-based abuse goes on"</a><br />BBC News - <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-11716272" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Banaz Mahmod 'honour' killing cousins jailed for life"</a><br />Fuuse - <a href="https://fuuse.net/banaz-a-love-story/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Banaz A Love Story"</a><br /><a href="https://resource.download.wjec.co.uk/vtc/2021-22/el21-22_14-3e/eng/the-case-of-banaz-mahmod.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Criminology Knowledge Organiser: The Case of Banaz Mahmod"</a><br />The Guardian - <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/22/honour-killings-devils-work-bekhal-banaz-mahmod" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"'Honour killings? It should be called the devil's work': Bekhal Mahmod on the murder of her sister"</a><br />Global Citizen - <a href="https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/payzee-mahmod-ban-child-marriage-campaign-uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Child Marriage Survivor Payzee Mahmod Is Fighting to Change the Law"</a><br />The Guardian - <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/jun/11/ukcrime.karenmcveigh" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"The kiss of death"</a><br />BBC News - <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/6718731.stm" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Lover 'heartbroken' over killing"</a><br />Girls Not Brides - <a href="https://www.girlsnotbrides.org/learning-resources/child-marriage-atlas/regions-and-countries/united-kingdom/#:~:text=In%20March%202015%20the%20International,marriage%20outside%20of%20the%20UK" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"United Kingdom"</a><br /><br />Amnesty International - <a href="https://www.amnestyusa.org/blog/the-horror-of-honor-killings-even-in-us/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"The Horror of 'Honor Killings', Even in US"</a><br />NPR - <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/02/22/133974504/father-found-guilty-in-arizona-honor-killing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Father Found Guilty In Arizona 'Honor Killing'"</a><br />Paramount+ - <a href="https://www.paramountpressexpress.com/cbs-news-and-stations/shows/48-hours/releases/?view=32774-a-global-manhunt-for-a-father-of-a-young-murder-victim-leads-48-hours-mystery-to-examine-honor-killings" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"A Global Manhunt for a Father of a Young Murder Victim Leads '48 Hours Mystery' to Examine Honor Killings"</a><br />abcNews - <a href="https://abcnews.com/US/muslim-man-guilty-honor-killing-daughters-death/story?id=12975396" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Muslim Man Guilty of 'Honor Killing' in Daughter's Death"</a><br />48 Hours Mystery - <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120904011131/http://www.cbsnews.com/2300-18559_162-10011754.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Honor Killing on trial"</a>