Monday, January 16, 2006

For Muslim women, a deadly defiance - The Boston Globe

"For Muslim women, a deadly defiance
'Honor killings' on rise in Europe

By Colin Nickerson, Globe Staff | January 16, 2006

BERLIN -- Life was just starting to look up for 23-year-old Hatun Surucu when the bullets cut her down.

After four years of grueling courses in vocational school, coupled with the demands of single motherhood, she was only weeks away from receiving certification as an electrician, a trade that would give her the independence she desperately craved."

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