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Karo Kari-The Murder of Honour in Sindh Pakistan: An Ethnographic Study

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  • Sadiq Bhanbhro
  • M Rafique Wassan
  • Muhbat Ali Shah
  • Ashfaq A Talpur
  • Aijaz Ali Wassan

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This paper aims to discuss the wider context, in which honour murders occur, the social structures which contribute to the occurrence and perpetuation of the practice of honour murders. An ethnographic fieldwork was conducted in Jacobabad Sindh, Pakistan. The study found that honour murders were not solely driven by customs and traditions, but also by a feudal culture, male-dominated social structures, the complicit role of state institutions and law enforcement agencies and a web of vested interests. Therefore, honour murders may be prevented by reducing the influence and interference of feudal lords on state institutions, in particular law enforcement agencies, and by promoting education that challenges a patriarchal and feudal mind-set in the community.

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  • Sadiq Bhanbhro & M Rafique Wassan & Muhbat Ali Shah & Ashfaq A Talpur & Aijaz Ali Wassan, 2013. "Karo Kari-The Murder of Honour in Sindh Pakistan: An Ethnographic Study," International Journal of Asian Social Science, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 3(7), pages 1467-1484.
    • Handle: RePEc:asi:ijoass:v:3:y:2013:i:7:p:1467-1484:id:2507
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    1. Rafi Amir-ud-Din & Hafiz Zahid Mahmood & Faisal Abbas & Verda Salman & Sameen Zafar, 2022. "Leaving studies because of lack of interest: an analysis of the risk factors of school dropouts in Pakistan," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 56(5), pages 3189-3214, October.

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