It is widely agreed that the root and cause of honour killing is a complex, historical phenomenon which has no justification in Islam's holy book, the Koran, and which has also been known to occur elsewhere in the world and among other religions.

BBC: Jordan's dilemma over 'honour killings'

That is, in some cases, cause marketing can actually do more harm than good--the opposite of corporate social responsibility--eliminating all justification for the practice.

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