Film: Pray the Devil Back to Hell

"Pray the Devil Back to Hell" is a new film which documents the struggle for peace in Liberia. The film documents how Christian and Muslim women bonded together to peacefully end the civil war in their country. The war was caused by President Charles Taylor, a corrupt dictator who supported local warlords and spurred violence in the region. Leymah Gbowee, a Christian woman, and Asatu Bah Kenneth, a Muslim woman, led the charge by conducting large peace rallies consisting of crowds of women. They did not rest in their pursuit of peace until a treaty was finally brokered. Charles Taylor was forced to resign, and Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf was elected in his place, the first female head-of-state in Africa. This film chronicles the peaceful protest of Liberia's women, and shows the power of an interfaith peace movement to make positive change.