Pray the Devil Back to Hell

I recommend seeing “Pray the Devil Back to Hell,” an extraordinary documentary about a small group of Liberian women who, against all odds, helped win a long-awaited peace for their shattered country in 2003. When I say “against all odds” what I really mean is “in the face of the extraordinarily brutal violence perpetuated by Liberia’s then president Charles Taylor and the warlords who opposed him.” This is the story of courageous women and their desperate prayer for peace triumphing over terror, greed and a horrifying arsenal of weaponry and violence. It sets the mind to rethinking what is possible…My thanks to AJWS for screening the film throughout the Bay Area.