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March 18, 2016

Organization of Islamic Cooperation Official Denies Connection Between Honor Killings and Islam

Organization of Islamic Cooperation event on "The Root Causes of Violence against Women and Children" at UN Commission on the Status of Women, March 18, 2016
On March 18, 2016, at a UN Commission on the Status of Women side event on combating violence against women sponsored by the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), an OIC representative denied the connection between honor killings and Islam. Fadila Grine, the Director of the Family and Social Affairs Department of the OIC, said the following:

".... violence is going on in our area, but it is not an Islamic, it is not marked by Islamic culture... it is wrong to assume that honor killings are solely a feature of Muslim cultures or societies... Islam and Islamic culture are not behind violence against women, it is actually just some misinterpretations... The Muslim faith, the Muslim culture is against violence against women."
Date
March 18, 2016
Title
Organization of Islamic Cooperation event at UN Commission on the Status of Women "The Root Causes of Violence against Women and Children", Panelist Bios
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