The Zainab Salbi Project — Season 1, Episode 3: Renegade Female Monks
Documentary • 30 min • 1 season, 6 episodes
Episode synopsis
Thailand's renegade female monks endure arson, threats and resistance to emerge as religious leaders. Zainab takes a journey inside the lives of these female monks, one who gave up her life as a mother, scholar and TV personality, to be ordained.
About The Zainab Salbi Project
Zainab Salb, the Iraqi-American founder of Women for Women International, travels far and wide to hear people whose lives are directly affected by complex issues of class, gender, ethnicity, and belief. In each place she visits—from France to India, from Mexico to Thailand—our shared humanity is revealed.