THE LIGHT IN HER EYES
Reception and Special Film Screening with
Director Julia Meltzer
September 5, 2013
Reception 4:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Film Screening and Discussion 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Collins Memorial Library
University of Puget Sound
“Houda al-Habash, a conservative woman preacher in Damascus, Syria, calls girls to the practice of Islam, teaching them that pursuing their ambitions is a way of worshipping God. Shot right before the uprising in Syria erupted, The Light in Her Eyes offers an extraordinary portrait of a leader who challenges the women of her community to live according to Islam, without giving up their dreams.”
Collins Memorial Library at the University of Puget Sound will be hosting a film screening and discussion of The Light in Her Eyes in partnership with the Sundance Institute’s FILM FORWARD, the Associated Students of the University of Puget Sound, and the University of Puget Sound’s Gender Studies and Sociology and Anthropology Departments.
Meet Julia Meltzer, director of The Light in Her Eyes, and enjoy the Muslim Journeys Bookshelf and Book Art Exhibit, “Al-Mutanabbi Street.” The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
After the film screening there will be a discussion with Julia Meltzer moderated by Dr. Turan Kayaoglu, Professor of Middle East Studies at University of Washington Tacoma.