The thing is, what most people don't understand is that there are so many of us growing up in Europe who are not free to be ourselves. We're not allowed to be who we are. We are not free to marry or to be in relationships with people that we choose. We can't even pick our own career. This is the norm in the Muslim heartlands of Europe.

Some women facing 'honour' crimes require relocation far outside the reaches of their extended families and changes of identity to escape detection.

'Honour'-based violence is a form of domestic violence. Domestic violence is a broad category.

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