If a twenty-first century woman disobeys 7th-8th century Arab peninsula standards for female behavior, even slightly, or if she has been raped, she, not the rapist, is the one who has “dishonored” the family. She can be killed for this. Although Sikhs and Hindus do sometimes honor murder their women, this is mainly a Muslim crime in the West. In my study, which looked at honor killings in North America and Europe, 90% of the honor murderers were Muslims as were their victims. Honor killings are mainly a Muslim-on-Muslim crime. http://pajamasmedia.com/phyllischesler/2009/02/17/cold-premeditated-ritual-murder-the-honor-killing-of-aasiya-z-hassan-part-two/
