# The Sin Of Being a Girl: Surviving Honor-Based Violence

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Podcast: [The Shadow Sessions](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-shadow-sessions-7629928)
Published: 2026-02-12T08:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

What if your biggest sin is being born a girl? What happens when violence is justified as tradition and silence is enforced as honor? In this episode of The Shadow Sessions, Hiba Balfaqih speaks with Nina Aouilk, a survivor of honor‑based violence who grew up in a system where abuse was normalized, and truth was punished. This conversation examines cultural gaslighting, generational silence, and how gender‑based control shapes trauma and identity. Rather than sensationalizing harm, this episode focuses on the psychological and systemic realities that allow violence to hide behind words like culture and family. Today, Nina is a global speaker, coach, and advocate working to expose these structures and support survivor healing. This episode is about truth, resistance, and what becomes possible when silence is broken.

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