Author: Hanan Al-Gohry

Journalist for Al-Manassa.

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Society Women Worldwide

Egypt’s Scourge Of “Honor Killings” Relies On Leniency — From Both Courts And Families

​Street scene in Cairo, Egypt
Street scene in Cairo, Egypt Mathias Reding

Reducing sentences in family violence cases isn’t uncommon in Egypt. So women struggle from both: their families and the courts.

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Society Women Worldwide

“Honor” Killings In Egypt Get Leniency From The Courts — And Victims’ Families

Photo of a woman walking in Cairo, Egypt.
Woman walking in Cairo, Egypt. Alejandro García

Reducing sentences in family violence cases isn’t uncommon in Egypt. So women struggle from both: their families and the courts.

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