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Islam: What the West Needs to Know
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An examination of Islam, violence, and the fate of the non-Muslim world.
Virtually every major Western leader has over the past several years expressed the view that Islam is a peaceful religion and that those who commit violence in its name are fanatics who misinterpret its tenets. This claim, while widely circulated, rarely attracts serious public examination. Now, the question is finally being asked, "Is Islam itself violent?"
Through an examination of the Koran, other Islamic texts, and the example of the prophet Muhammad, this documentary establishes, through a sober and methodical presentation, that violence against non-Muslims is and has always been an integral aspect of Islam. "Jihad," while best translated as "struggle," as represented in the Koran and the life of Muhammad, means nothing less than organized warfare against unbelievers. Relying primarily on Islam's own sources, this documentary demonstrates that Islam is a violent, expansionary ideology that seeks the destruction or subjugation of other faiths, cultures, and systems of government.
The documentary consists of original interviews, citations from Islamic texts, Islamic artwork, computer-animated maps, footage of Western leaders, and Islamic television broadcasts. Its tone is sober, methodical, and compelling.
Features interviews with noted experts on Islam including Robert Spencer, Serge Trifkovic, Bat Ye'or, Abdullah Al-Araby, and former terrorist Walid Shoebat.
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"...thought-provoking.." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution
"If their central thesis is true-and it's worth considering-then this is the most horrific film of the 21st century so far." -- The Charlotte Observer
"Nothing short of mind-blowing. -- Gwinnett Daily Post
"Nothing short of mind-blowing." -- Gwinnett Daily Post
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- Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : s_medNotRated NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 7.75 x 5.75 x 0.5 inches; 4 Ounces
- Director : Gregory M. Davis, Bryan Daly
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC
- Run time : 1 hour and 38 minutes
- Release date : July 17, 2007
- Actors : Robert Spencer, Walid Shoebat, Bat Yeor, Serge Trifkovic, Abdullah Al-Araby
- Language : Unqualified (DTS ES 6.1)
- Studio : Disinformation
- ASIN : B000PE0GQO
- Number of discs : 1
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But on a serious note, the intention of the writers and producers is to make people aware of what has been written so that people can be responsible and safe. And pointing out what they do in the documentary could be helpful "if" it's listened to as something for which we can be responsible. If we listen to the documentary from a position of fear then we will only take actions that will actually cause the doctrine to be read by everyone and then followed by some causing the exact results the producers wanted to avoid in the first place.
The history of Islam is traced back to the violence of its earliest days in the 7th century. Shown in its historical context, Islam condones and indeed requires violence against non-Muslims. It is argued that purported peaceful/moderate Muslims must reject the Koran and therefore they are actually outside the true Islamic belief system. The justification for barbaric beheading of perceived enemies is justified because Muhammed himself beheaded people personally as a typical 7th Century warlord. It is noted that some Koran verses speak of peace and tolerance. However those particular verses date back to the earliest days of Islam when Muhammad had few followers and therefore little power. Speaking of peace when one has little power can be seen as pragmatic. Koran verses are not organized chronologically but by their length, longest to shortest. Where conflict arises between verses, those that physically appear later in the Koran make the earlier, longer verses null and void. Thefore the violence inherent in later verses cancel out any peacful notions in the earlier, longer verses written when Islam had less power.
Orthodox Islam is shown to be an all encompassing cultural paradigm dedicated to establishing Islamic law over the entire world. Only then does Islam declare that Islamic "peace" will reign over the world. How are suicide bombings justified? To die as a martyr for Jihad is an assurance of salvation in the afterlife. Islam requires Muslims to kill non-Muslims. The goal of Islam is for Muslim law, Sharia, to be spread over the whole world.
Further, September 11, 2001 was not a random date on which to attack the United States. September 11, 1683 was a significant date in Muslim history. The film opines that September 11 was chosen to signal the reimergance of Islamic Jihad against the non Muslim world. Islam is presented as a geopolitical system of government. Sharia is wholly incompatible with Western ideals of human rights. Thus, while western politicians seek a dialogue with Muslims, the dictates of the Koran make this impossible.
Meanwhile, we hear President Bush, Secretary of State Condi Rice, and British Prime Minister Tony Blair giving sound-bites in this DVD about how tolerant and peaceful Islam is `except for the extremists'. This DVD says that all the true followers of Islam, not just extremists, are called to acts of violence in the name of Allah. The moderates, per the DVD, are portrayed as misled since the more recent war-like quotations of Mohammed `abrogate' the corresponding early more-peaceful quotations of Mohammed. They say the Prophet's sayings became more war-like as his power grew and he had more freedom to speak his mind. We are told that it is honorable to lie in the name of Allah if it is for his cause, the expansion of his religion. Further, it is deemed honorable to die for the cause even if though suicide is forbidden; in fact it is the only sure way to heaven for a Moslem. This doctrine is even taught to grammar school kids as a long-range recruiting tool; this is illustrated by disturbing footage of children calling-in and offering future suicide services to the cause of Islam.
The film ends with an Iranian cleric, wielding a long sword, screaming `jihad' over and over again to an adoring, screaming mob of his followers. It reminded me of Adolf Hitler mesmerizing his followers in the 1930's.
I would have sincerely liked to have heard opposing points of view, maybe some reasonable explanations of the issues raised here (if any exist) and that Islam is a religion of peace and tolerance.
But if this DVD is accurate, and it surely seems it is, it is more than a little scary!
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May all Muslims remain moderate-minded in this regard, but as the interviewees point out, such moderate-minded individuals must either remain ignorant of the dictates of the Quran (not understanding the decree of abrogation for example) or flagrantly reject the 'whole message' of Mohammed's revelations. It should be unsurprising,therefore, to face the indignation of clerics, adherents and acolytes in European nation-states especially, who can say - with utter justification - 'It is Written!', claim divine approbation for violent acts, and dismiss such "moderates" as mere 'puppets of the Western political theatre'. Such "moderates" need all the solidarity they can get from 'westerners' but I can't help wondering how many of them would stay in such a `religion', once they are faced with the inescapable belligerence, antagonism and expediency of a zeitgeist that claims peace only in the event of global dominion.
There are helpful discussions on the confusion caused by the Western attitudes' preoccupation towards `religious devotion' as a private, personal affair. Instead, the contributors to this film urge understanding Islam's raison d'être as a counter-worldview abrogating our respective national and constitutional frameworks in lieu of a political, social, economic and finally spiritual mandate committed to a single monolithic message, society, constitution, outlook.
A previous reviewer regarded this documentary work as 'Boring' - I say here as I said in rely to their post: the programme makers go to considerable lengths to offer perspectives and insights on Islamic theology, jurisprudence and history, almost exclusively culled from Islamic sources themselves, and the purpose is to fill the vacuum caused in western European minds particularly by the in-doctrinaire obsequies of Islamopologists and the uncritical acceptance and promotion this receives throughout our major media and political outlets.
This is a film to watch time and again: it is divided up into 'chapters' - it is structured and composed and will afford you no end of thoughtful reflection and I would hope, action.






