Honor killings, a serious issue in many Arab countries, are considered a taboo subject. If a woman is presumed to have sex outside of marriage her punishment is death, to avenge the family's honor. Khoury explores this practice through the stories of four women. One is wrongly accused and murdered; the second dies after being forced by her brothers to swallow poison; the third survives repeated stabbings from her brother; the fourth is a Hip-hop singer who dares speak out about the custom and faces death threats.
