Buddhist Nuns, otherwise known as bhikkhuni (Pali) or bhiksuni (Sanskrit) are fully ordained female Buddhist monastics. In Thailand, these nuns endure a lot of hardships. From arson and threats to the huge resistance in a male-dominated culture, they have to work very hard to be accepted and to emerge as religious leaders in their own right. Watch this eye-opening documentary below as the Host Zainab Salbi takes us on a journey into the lives of some of Thailand’s renegade nuns. One of them renounced her successful life as a mother, scholar and TV personality to become an ordained nun as this is what makes her complete – spiritually, emotionally, and physically.   About the Documentary Host, Zainab Salbi Iraqi-born Zainab Salbi is the founder of Women for Women International, an organisation that helps women who are victims of war, especially those who have been physically abused and suffer from poverty due to war. Her humanitarian and development efforts have impacted over 400,000 women in eight different war-torn areas, distributing more than $100 million worth of aid and microcredit loans, which helped over 1.7 million families. Salbi’s main philosophy is that access to education and resources can create lasting change in […]