WMC Feature: Filmmakers Find Surprises at an Islamic School for Girls in Syria

WMC Feature: Filmmakers Find Surprises at an Islamic School for Girls in Syria By Amy DePaul July 18, 2012 Airing this week on PBS, "The Light in Her Eyes" portrays a religious teacher pursuing a complicated set of goals to enrich her students' lives. Certain storylines tend to rule the day in western depictions of Middle Eastern women’s lives. As independent filmmaker Laura Nix explains it: “The messages we see of Islamic women are honor killings and being stoned to death. Or we see a woman reject her religion in order to be liberated.” But with her new documentary, "The Light in Her Eyes,” airing on PBS July 19, Nix offers a portrayal that viewers may find more nuanced, surprising and, ultimately, intriguing. . . . Click here to read the full article. To read other WMC Features, click here.   Unsubscribe | © 2011 THE WOMEN’S MEDIA CENTER