Nigerian Times

Editorial Reviews Product Description In early 2003, Ellen R. Sheeley began to educate herself about "honor" killings, particularly those that take place in Jordan. That summer she journeyed from her home in San Francisco, California, USA to Amman, Jordan, where she learned of the needs for empirical, objective, baseline data pertaining to the Jordanian public's attitudes, opinions, and beliefs about "honor" killings and for a sustained marketing campaign to change hearts and minds. As a seasoned marketing professional, she was confident she had the ability and the qualifications to fulfill these needs. Unable to secure funding or sponsorship from the obvious and even the not-so-obvious sources and, yet, unwilling for mere lack of financial support to give up on the needs of the at-risk individuals and the victims, she quit her job, moved from her home, placed her personal effects in storage, bade adieu to her loved ones, and returned to Amman in October 2005 to...

Saqi are delighted to announce the publication of "Honour Killing: Stories of Men Who Killed." By Ayse Onal. At a time when tales of so-called honour killing are rarely out of the news, award-winning journalist Ayse Onal brings us a unique insight into the minds of the men who commit these acts. 9 May 2008 08:00 Africa/Lagos Saqi Books Announce the Publication of: "Honour Killing: Stories of Men Who Killed" LONDON, May 9/PRNewswire/ -- - With Photo Saqi are delighted to announce the publication of "Honour Killing: Stories of Men Who Killed." By Ayse Onal. At a time when tales of so-called honour killing are rarely out of the news, award-winning journalist Ayse Onal brings us a unique insight into the minds of the men who commit these acts. Based on one-to-one interviews with men convicted of the murder of family members, the harrowing stories in 'Honour Killing' shed new light on the motives and psychology of the perpetrators. Ayse Onal is a journa...

15 Jan 2008 02:01 Africa/Lagos Amnesty International Calls Iran's Practice of Stoning a Cruel and Unacceptable Practice WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As nine women and two men in Iran wait to be stoned to death, Amnesty International today called on the Iranian authorities to abolish execution by stoning and impose an immediate moratorium on this horrific practice, specifically designed to increase the suffering of the victims. In a new report published today, "Iran: Death by stoning, a grotesque and unacceptable penalty," the organization called on the authorities urgently to repeal or amend the country's Penal Code and to ensure total adherence in the meantime to a moratorium on stoning issued by the Head of the Judiciary in 2002. "We welcome the recent advances toward reforms by Iranian authorities and upcoming discussions on an amended Penal Code that would suspend at least some stoning sentences," said Larry Cox, Amnesty Internat...