This week 7amleh (Hamleh), the Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media, launched a new page calling for “Challenging the ‘Honour’ Killing of Men,” as part of a campaign launched by Baladna and Kayan.

This week 7amleh-the Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media, launched a new page calling for “Challenging the ‘Honour’ Killing of Men,” as part of a campaign launched by Baladna and Kayan. The campaign highlights and challenges the phenomenon of violence against women among the Palestinian community in Israel, as well as in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

 The campaign uses the concept of killing men for ‘honour’ in order to highlight the gendered nature of this violence, and the double standards which are applied to men and women in Palestinian society. Prior to 7amleh’s involvement, Baladna and Kayan held public education activities on the subject in 8 Arab countries and continue to work in the field in order to reduce instances of violence against women and “honour” killings.