Women's Agency as Reason for Life Threats Among the Pashtuns in Pakistan: Narratives of Women Fleeing Honor Killing and Masculine Domination

Women's Agency as Reason for Life Threats Among the Pashtuns in Pakistan: Narratives of Women Fleeing Honor Killing and Masculine Domination

This article uses the narratives of survivors of honor killing to show that women's agency is the reason for life threats because it undermines masculine domination. The findings show that life threats are made against women engaging in behaviors not aligned to cultural norms as perceived by ma...

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Main Authors: Khan, Saeeda, Thambiah, Shanthi, Khoo, Ying Hooi
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Published: SAGE 2023
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HT Communities. Classes. Races
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spelling my.um.eprints.394862024-11-05T00:56:45Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/39486/ Women's Agency as Reason for Life Threats Among the Pashtuns in Pakistan: Narratives of Women Fleeing Honor Killing and Masculine Domination Khan, Saeeda Thambiah, Shanthi Khoo, Ying Hooi H Social Sciences (General) HT Communities. Classes. Races This article uses the narratives of survivors of honor killing to show that women's agency is the reason for life threats because it undermines masculine domination. The findings show that life threats are made against women engaging in behaviors not aligned to cultural norms as perceived by male members of their family, to escape shame and gossip, and it is a manifestation of men losing control over women. These survivors of honor-based violence have undermined masculine domination by acting in unanticipated ways and by fleeing to a shelter home in the face of overwhelming cultural sanctions and structural inequalities. SAGE 2023-03 Article PeerReviewed Khan, Saeeda and Thambiah, Shanthi and Khoo, Ying Hooi (2023) Women's Agency as Reason for Life Threats Among the Pashtuns in Pakistan: Narratives of Women Fleeing Honor Killing and Masculine Domination. Violence Against Women, 29 (3-4). pp. 431-452. DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012221092468 <https://doi.org/10.1177/10778012221092468>. 10.1177/10778012221092468
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topic H Social Sciences (General)
HT Communities. Classes. Races
spellingShingle H Social Sciences (General)
HT Communities. Classes. Races
Khan, Saeeda
Thambiah, Shanthi
Khoo, Ying Hooi
Women's Agency as Reason for Life Threats Among the Pashtuns in Pakistan: Narratives of Women Fleeing Honor Killing and Masculine Domination
description This article uses the narratives of survivors of honor killing to show that women's agency is the reason for life threats because it undermines masculine domination. The findings show that life threats are made against women engaging in behaviors not aligned to cultural norms as perceived by male members of their family, to escape shame and gossip, and it is a manifestation of men losing control over women. These survivors of honor-based violence have undermined masculine domination by acting in unanticipated ways and by fleeing to a shelter home in the face of overwhelming cultural sanctions and structural inequalities.
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author Khan, Saeeda
Thambiah, Shanthi
Khoo, Ying Hooi
author_facet Khan, Saeeda
Thambiah, Shanthi
Khoo, Ying Hooi
author_sort Khan, Saeeda
title Women's Agency as Reason for Life Threats Among the Pashtuns in Pakistan: Narratives of Women Fleeing Honor Killing and Masculine Domination
title_short Women's Agency as Reason for Life Threats Among the Pashtuns in Pakistan: Narratives of Women Fleeing Honor Killing and Masculine Domination
title_full Women's Agency as Reason for Life Threats Among the Pashtuns in Pakistan: Narratives of Women Fleeing Honor Killing and Masculine Domination
title_fullStr Women's Agency as Reason for Life Threats Among the Pashtuns in Pakistan: Narratives of Women Fleeing Honor Killing and Masculine Domination
title_full_unstemmed Women's Agency as Reason for Life Threats Among the Pashtuns in Pakistan: Narratives of Women Fleeing Honor Killing and Masculine Domination
title_sort women's agency as reason for life threats among the pashtuns in pakistan: narratives of women fleeing honor killing and masculine domination
publisher SAGE
publishDate 2023
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/39486/
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