A film by Deepa Dhanraj

Screening will be followed by a discussion

Film on the women's Jamaats in South India, which applies Islamic Sharia law to cases ranging from divorce to wife beating to brutal murders and more. Deepa Dhanraj follows several cases, shining a light on how the women's Jamaat has acquired power through both communal education and the leader's persistent, tenacious and compassionate investigation of the crimes