"Invoking Justice" film screening & discussion, based on women’s Jamaats in South India, at C. D. Deshmukh Auditorium, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), Lodhi Estate > 6:30pm on 6th November 2013

Time : 6:30 pm

Duration : 86 min.

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served basis)
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Place : C. D. Deshmukh Auditorium, Main Building, India International Centre (IIC), 40 Max Mueller Marg, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi-110003
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Event Description : 'Invoking Justice' 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.

Year : 2012

Format : dvd

Language : Film Language with English subtitles

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