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The title of the film is drawn from Gbowee’s statement about Taylor and the rebels. Both sides were supposedly religious. The rebels frequented mosques, while Taylor claimed to be a devout
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women mobilized their efforts, and as a result, the women were able to achieve peace in
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protests. Dressed in white to symbolize peace, and numbering in the thousands, the women became a political force against violence and against their government.
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the women in this inter-faith coalition to pray the devil (of war) right back to Hell.
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