Join us for a film screening and chat with the director!
Muslim Women of Minang is a twenty-six minute documentary about a young Muslim-American woman, Amna Shiekh from the San Francisco Bay Area who takes a trip to West Sumatra, Indonesia to learn about Minangkabau -- the largest matrilineal society (4-6 million people) in the world, which also happens to be Muslim. Shot digitally in high definition, the documentary is a reflective personal narrative in which Amna shares her experience of visiting Minangkabau culture where women are regarded highly for being women, and how this experience changes her perceptions about the social construction of gender.
This film is a "work in progress" and will be introduced by director and producer Irum Shiekh and followed by a panel discussion