HONOR KILLING is based on the true story of Farzana Parveen’s death in May 2014 in Lahore, Pakistan. Sarah Bierstock’s play explores the world of arranged marriages, womanhood in Pakistan, and the role of American journalism in non-Western culture.

Read more about Farzana Parveen’s story below:

Al Jazeera : http://www.aljazeera.com/humanrights/2014/05/pakistan-woman-stoned-family-outside-court-201452873717897513.html

CNN : http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/29/world/meast/pakistani-honor-killing/

The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/29/pakistan-man-protesting-honour-killing-admits-strangling-first-wife

BBC :  http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-30113128