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'Honour' made my father a murderer

The Jordanian woman who survived after her father tried to murder her and sister in a brutal attempt to protect the family’s so-called honour.

At the age of 16 Amina was happy and in love with a local boy in Jordan. She dreamt of their wedding and future together. But then she discovered a secret about her sister, which brought 'shame' on her family and her father went to violent extremes to protect his family's so-called honour. Emily Webb hears this harrowing story through Amina's words and Norwegian journalist Lene Wold, who spent time with her to write a book called 'Inside an Honour Killing.'

Image: two women walking through an archway wearing hijabs
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