See this [free] film: Tales of the Waria at the Fong Auditorium @ Harvard

Despite preconceptions about Islamic countries, some people might be surprised to learn that Iran, for example, as demonstrated by the Oscar-winning film A Separation, makes films with female characters who are more independent and less stereotyped than in many Hollywood movies. And as Kathy Huang's film, Tales Of The Waria, demonstrates, the title community of transgender women thrives with little fear of repression in Indonesia, the country with the largest Muslim population in the world. Huang will be on hand to discuss the film, which screens at the Fong Auditorium, 110 Boylston Hall at Harvard University, Harvard Yard, Cambridge | Thursday, April 5 @ 7 pm | free |  617.669.1522 or thewaria.com.