Blar i forfatter Fakultet for humaniora, samfunnsvitenskap og lærerutdanning "Hajali, Majd"
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REPRODUCING VIOLENCE THROUGH RECONSTRUCTING THE HYMEN? Gender-Based Violence Against Women in Lebanon
Hajali, Majd (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-05-21)Virginity in Lebanon is still a controversial and sensitive issue. Women’s value and honour is linked to the “hymen mystique”, which they fear losing before marriage. Regardless of the reasons for virginity loss, a non-virgin woman is deemed a sinner according to the Lebanese patriarchal social standards. With the existence of three-dimensional function of the hymen: honourable, social and physiological, ...