Examining violence against women in the name of honor in Iraqi Kurdistan this study renders a unique contribution by offering an intersectional perspective Minoo Alinia reveals the links between destructive state sanctioned honor discourse and notions of manhood as they are shaped by a resistance culture dedicated to the struggle against ethnic oppression Supplying socioeconomic historical and political contexts this book challenges explanations rooted in ideas of individual or cultural pathology It demonstrates that in Iraqi Kurdistan women s bodies have become the battleground for clashes between different masculinities identity politics and political projects Honor and Violence against Women in Iraqi Kurdistan