“Honour is really men’s need to control women’s sexuality,” expert tells Shafia trial

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In the Shafia honour-killing case, a professor enlightened the court by saying that in a number of cultures honour is often given priority over human life. In Kingston, Ont., University of Toronto professor Shahrzad Mojab testified Monday at the canal deaths trial, where Shafia, his wife and son face murder charges in the deaths of four Shafia women.

The main suspect, Mohammad Shafia is an Afghan businessman who is charged with the murder of her three daughters and a wife. The victims were found dead in a car drowned in a canal, outside Kingston.

According to professor Mojab, in a few cultures, the concept of family honour is associated with female sexuality, and the capacity to be in charge of it. This belief mainly exists in the Middle East.

“What masquerades as ‘honour’ is really men’s need to control women’s sexuality,” Mojab told Ontario Superior Court Justice Robert Maranger and a jury.

She also said in most of the cases, “mothers have participated” by either “creating (the environment that supports honour killing) or not preventing the killing.

“It could be only a rumour which causes the killing of a young woman. The mere perception that a woman has behaved this way is sufficient to trigger an attack on her life.”

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