"In the Name of Honour" by Shaheen Sultan Dhanji

"In the Name of Honour" is an oil painting by Shaheen Sultan Dhanji - depicting an image of a woman whose voice has been silenced. She is made to understand patriarchy as the rule and its positions -- hence the necessity to struggle against patriarchy and the desire to be an independent woman.

Secondly, in rural villages where girls are given away in marriage as a form of "compensation" or "in the name of honour" to male who are 20+ years older to the young girls - this type of arrangement is termed as "Swara", where such a marriage is ordered by a village court called 'jirga'. To settle disputes between men, often the young girl is "compensated", at times killed in the name of honour if the girl/woman should seek to escape such an atrocity.

We cannot continue being spectators to heinous crimes against women, as such, we must collectively unite in solidarity to seek creative, intelligent and sustainable solutions to end Honour Killings around the world.

• Shaheen Sultan Dhanji