[violence] honour crimes  "Sadia Sheikh, 20 ans, belge d'origine
pakistanaise est lâchement assassinée en pleine rue par son
frère alors qu'elle refusait un mariage que ses parents
voulaient l'obliger à contracter au Pakistan." The chief of
police in the southern Iraqi city of Basra has warned of a
campaign of violence against women carried out by religious
extremists. "Sadia (20 ans) aimait un garçon. Mais d'autres
avaient choisi à sa place. Son frère lui a tendu un traquenard.
Il l'a assassinée. Sa soeur Sarya (18 ans) est à l'hôpital."
"According to police records, every year 20-25 women in Jordan
are killed “in the name of honour”, that is, for having an
illicit affair." "Murders considered to have been in defence of
honour are not considered a "crime" under Syrian law, but an
"offence". It carries a maximum penalty of a year's
imprisonment, but could be reduced to a month by a judge." A
woman who committed adultery, having a husband and three
children was sentenced to death in an Iranian court in Mashhad