What is an honour killing except a murder? Why is it somehow worse than what happens on a daily basis in the UK? Cultural norms and ideals are rubbish, it's people, individuals that perpetuate them. As for your comment about people willing to 'cover' the crime, well let me tell you, try getting a doctor to inform on a fellow doctor, even when a wrongful death is in issue. In the end, the only thing that matters is to be a decent human being and anyone from anywhere, is capable of being just that.