"The feminist issue that has left a mark in my life is the practice of honor killing around the world. Growing up in the middle east, I saw women being harmed by the hands of men in the name of honoring their families. Honor killing is a practice still prevalent in many traditional societies where women are seen as less than, as properties of men. I grew up watching the news and hearing about other women who died at the hands of family members that allegedly wanted to protect the name of their family. Every time I would hear the stories of yet another woman passing away on the news, it made my body shiver with chills. No one deserves to die in the hands of people that are supposed to protect them. The unfortunate nature of this type of harmful news is that it’s far too common and happens way more often than it should. In the day and age where we see the equality of women progressing around the world, it baffles me to witness such gruesome practice still being done today. Whether it be refusing to marry someone that women are expected to marry or doing anything that is deemed “taboo” in society, women are punished in the worst way possible, leading them to their death. This has made a mark on my life as I attend Cornell University and witness the mass inequality prevalent around the world. I feel privileged to be here and live the life that I’m able to have today, yet I can’t seem to get the images of the women shown in the news out of my mind. They too deserve to live like me, yet were unable to due to the brutal actions of others. Killing is never justified, ever. It’s not a cultural issue, but more so of an issue of morals and ethics. No one deserves to experience this kind of death and I can only hope that society is progressing enough to eradicate these gruesome practices."
- Anonymous
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