If you don't consider the social consequence of fueling a war, the war may come to kill you. Violence is born of flesh. It doesn't regard who uses it. It is a great evil that comes to steal, kill and destroy. This documentary portrays the learned hatred of years under Islam Law. By the end of the documentary, there is such a "safe space" created, and we actually see the brokenness of man shrouded in shame. Sigh. It broke me. Shame is not the same as guilt. Shame says I am a mistake. Guilt says I made a mistake. If you put shame in a petri dish, it needs three things to grow exponentially: secrecy, silence and judgment. If you put the same amount in a Petri dish and douse it with empathy, it can't survive. The last interview was precious, Deeyah Khan. It was when you asked him if he forgave himself. To see a man in the "rhythm of weeping" over the memories of repressed trauma when the truth of shame is revealed by his sorrow. There is very little needed other than the love of a listening ear that wants to simply hear and understand. I wonder if you are a Christian. It was the question of his own forgiveness that seemed to come only from the spirit.
Jihad: A Story of the Others
2015
Action / Documentary
Jihad: A Story of the Others
2015
Action / Documentary
Keywords: woman director
Plot summary
An unflinching but sensitive and personal examination of jihadism and radicalisation, its causes and its possible solutions.
Uploaded by: FREEMAN
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A well portrayed mix of Islam followers
Misguiding propaganda.
This is propaganda to put islam in a better light for the people who knows little or nothing about it. It's filled with emotional nonsense tailored to a certain kind of people which just happens to be a majority in most places.
Shedding tears
The Imam who sheds tears seems to be a good actor. The others in this film, who were radicalized, still seem to be holding onto it in one form or another. One man, honestly stated, "It's all about sex." Voila! and no surprise. Others stated various forms of radicalism still within their Islamic thought processes. Another review here commented how they "blame" so many other aspects of their upbringing, their British cultural surroundings, Britain, the USA, of which they want to see the downfall. They're not sorry, or reformed. I do commend the female filmmaker who ventured into this subject, though she excuses their radicalism due to the excuses the "former" radicals give.