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Documentary Series “Women in Struggle, Paving the Way for Asia 2015”

A series featuring Asian women breaking new ground in contemporary Asia and making progressive changes in their respective societies,despite conventions and taboos that narrow their choices.

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Synopsis

Indonesia, home to the world’s largest Muslim population, is where we find Masriyah Amva, the first female principal of an Islamic boarding school. She fights against male skepticism over female leadership in their conservative society using an unconventional weapon: Her interpretation of the Koran.

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Director’s Statement

I (the director) has made a one year research on Muslim women’s issues in Indonesia and during the research, I met Nyai Masriyah Amva. I was very impressed with her strong spirit, her advocacy on gender issues and on promoting interfaith dialogues. So, I felt that her story should be shared not only with Malaysians or Muslims in other countries, but also with the rest of the world.

Director: Norhayati KAPRAWI

Norhayati Kaprawi is a Malaysian Muslim woman activist and also a documentary filmmaker. Amongst her films are “Mencari Kartika” (on the issue of a Muslim woman sentenced to be whipperd for drinking alcohol in Malaysia), “Aku Siapa / Who Am I” (on the hijab issue in Malaysia).

Producer: Takeshi Sano

Takeshi Sano was born in 1959. He has 20-plus-year experience in the production of programs from private broadcasters to NHK. Sano produced a large number of overseas news programs and documentaries. Sano, a multi-award winner, is currently working as a director.

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