Muzzammil Hassan’s beheading of his wife in Buffalo shortly before Valentine’s Day was an unfortunate reminder of how the phenomenon of honor killings has come to North America. Many Islamist advocacy groups have argued that discussing the phenomenon shows Islamophobia and, while tragic, honor killings are really no different than other domestic violence. In the forthcoming Middle East Quarterly, Phyllis Chesler presents her study of over 50 episodes of honor killing in the United States and Canada to argue that they really are quite distinct from domestic violence. Her study, here.