Some shelters here can provide a home and protection for women who have violated an unwritten code that might bring their family to try to kill them



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LAHORE, Pakistan -- In parts of Pakistan today, women are viewed as property and are believed to personify the honor of their families. If a woman goes against the will of her family, for example, by choosing her own husband, family members may feel that in order to restore their honor, they have to kill the woman--a so-called "honor killing." A few women are able to escape this fate and find refuge at shelters. Here are some of their stories.

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The New York Times, The Washington Post, Glamour among other publications. She is also an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Habiba Nosheen is a Pakistani born freelance journalists based in New York. Her writings have appeared inamong other publications. She is also an adjunct professor at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.