Jihad: A Story of the Others

2015

Action / Documentary

11
IMDb Rating 7.1/10 10 457 457

woman director

Plot summary

An unflinching but sensitive and personal examination of jihadism and radicalisation, its causes and its possible solutions.

Director

Deeyah Khan Photo
Deeyah Khan

Top cast

Sabeel Photo
Sabeel as Himself - British Muslim
Zekarias Negussue Photo
Zekarias Negussue as Himself - British Muslim
Waseem Iqbal Photo
Waseem Iqbal as Himself - British Muslim
Anwar Al-Awlaki Photo
Anwar Al-Awlaki as Himself - Jihadist
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452.53 MB
1280*426
English 2.0
NR
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25 fps
12 hr 49 min
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840.18 MB
1920*640
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
25 fps
12 hr 49 min
Seeds 5

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by golgulok

Denial

This is sugar coated, slickly shot, voiced with mellifluence.It blames everyone and everything... It is racism, it's being in a western society, and it's due to isolation. It goes on and on, family oppression - state oppression, poor education and work opportunities.Abu Muntasir's emotional moments seem forced and in my opinion lack genuine remorse, the range of people interviewed in very small indeed, the documentary simply does not discuss this subject with any depth what so ever. And this is a topic that needs some serious debate.Not once is the 'Book' discussed, not ONCE is the Hadith discussed - in which - every Muslim has to follow as the word of god, which commands without any room for interpretation Jihad, the establishment of the Caliphate and Sharia Law through violence if necessary.
Reviewed by technicianwars 7 / 10

A well portrayed mix of Islam followers

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.
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