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It is estimated that 5,000 women worldwide are murdered every year in so-called "honor killings"—committed by a woman's relatives in order to cleanse the family of acts the woman has engaged in that they consider "immoral." Feminist and human rights defender, Jordanian Rana Husseini is a leading international investigative journalist whose reporting has put violence against women on the public agenda around the world. The recipient of numerous awards for bravery in journalism, she is a regular speaker at major international events. In this interview, Husseini describes her personal journey of investigating this practice over the years, the varied countries and cultures in which "honor killings" take place, and what types of policy and grassroots efforts are needed to address this abuse.