Abstract:
Honour killing is a global crisis that has been depicted in different literary texts. This thesis aims
to understand and analyze the politicization of Islam and gender roles that play a role in the
honour killing of Muslim women across the world. Incorporating Louis Althusser‘s Ideologies
and Ideological State Apparatus theory, and Sigmund Freud‘s Psychoanalysis theory this thesis
evaluates literary texts Bliss (2002) by Zulfu Livaneli, Maps for Lost Lovers (2004) by Nadeem
Aslam and The Cry of the Dove (2007). By analyzing these literary texts, I argue that gender
discrimination, the manipulation of Islam, the failure of state laws in different countries, and
Muslim women‘s subalternation aids in the continuation of honour killing
Description:
This thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MA in English Language and Literature of East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
