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Houdaal-Habash,aconservativeMuslimpreacher,foundedaQur'anschoolforgirlsinDamascus,Syriawhenshewasjust17yearsold.Everysummer,herfemalestudentsimmersethemselvesinarigorousstudyofIslam,inadditiontotheirsecularschooling.Asurprisingculturalshiftisunderway-womenareclaimingspacewithinthemosque,aplacehistoricallydominatedbymen.Challengingtradition,Houdainsistseducationforwomenisaformofworship.UsingQur'anicteachings,sheencouragesherstudentstopursuehighereducation,jobs,andpubliclives,whileremainingcommittedtoaninterpretationofIslamprioritizingwomen'sroleaswivesandmothers.Inaworldrarelyseen,TheLightInHerEyestellsthestoryofaleaderwhochallengesthewomenofhercommunitytoliveaccordingtoIslam,withoutgivinguptheirdreams.ShotrightbeforetheuprisinginSyriaerupted,thefilmisanexclusivelookatasocialmovementthrivinginacountrycontrolledbyarepressiveregime
