In Iran, a Young Mother's Killing and a Debate That Keeps Returning

Deutsche Welle reports that the murder of a young mother has once again sparked debate in Iran over so-called honour killings — over the social acceptance of violence against women, and over the lack of protection for those at risk. The word is doing work in that sentence: the argument is described as a recurring one, not a one-off reaction to a single crime. And the terms DW uses to frame it are social and institutional rather than individual — acceptance on one side, protection on the other — which is why the case revives a disagreement that a single prosecution cannot settle.