An examination of Islam, violence, and the fate of the non-Muslim world.An examination of Islam, violence, and the fate of the non-Muslim world.An examination of Islam, violence, and the fate of the non-Muslim world.
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Pretty convincing...and frightening...analysis
If you're interested in learning more about the extremist Muslim mindset, both from educated experts and firsthand accounts, with a focus on some of the guiding doctrine behind it, this documentary is highly recommended. The information in here is both broad an deep, as much as can be expected from a documentary film, and presented clearly and convincingly.
And here's a point from the film that deserves special consideration. Extremist Islam actually represents the religion in its purest form. The jihadists are actually practicing the religion as the doctrine dictates, as the leading Muslim authorities teach, and as its been practiced throughout most of its history. It's not individual sick people and societies, but rather the core of the Muslim belief system itself that drives war and terrorism. To paraphrase a quote from the movie: There are moderate Muslims, but there is no moderate Islam.
Admittedly, the documentary paints a one-sided picture of Islam, and I'm sure it has more sides. Doubtless, there is another perspective on all the points raised in the film and I would like to hear it.
But in reading over the negative reviews of the film on this site, I didn't see any very cogent criticisms. The gist of them seems to be, "Nuh-uh," or "The film is biased," or "Not all Muslims think like this." Those points are obvious. But the fact that nobody really challenges the points raised in the film head-on tells me there's likely a great deal of truth to it. If not ALL Muslims have the mindset presented in the film, at least a great many of them surely do, and it doesn't take very many to represent a grave danger to Western culture.
Anyway, watch it and decide for yourself what you think. But I suspect you'll learn more accurate information about Islam from this documentary than from Ben Affleck and the whole rest of the Western mainstream media combined.
And here's a point from the film that deserves special consideration. Extremist Islam actually represents the religion in its purest form. The jihadists are actually practicing the religion as the doctrine dictates, as the leading Muslim authorities teach, and as its been practiced throughout most of its history. It's not individual sick people and societies, but rather the core of the Muslim belief system itself that drives war and terrorism. To paraphrase a quote from the movie: There are moderate Muslims, but there is no moderate Islam.
Admittedly, the documentary paints a one-sided picture of Islam, and I'm sure it has more sides. Doubtless, there is another perspective on all the points raised in the film and I would like to hear it.
But in reading over the negative reviews of the film on this site, I didn't see any very cogent criticisms. The gist of them seems to be, "Nuh-uh," or "The film is biased," or "Not all Muslims think like this." Those points are obvious. But the fact that nobody really challenges the points raised in the film head-on tells me there's likely a great deal of truth to it. If not ALL Muslims have the mindset presented in the film, at least a great many of them surely do, and it doesn't take very many to represent a grave danger to Western culture.
Anyway, watch it and decide for yourself what you think. But I suspect you'll learn more accurate information about Islam from this documentary than from Ben Affleck and the whole rest of the Western mainstream media combined.
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- $12,184
- Jul 9, 2006
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- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
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By what name was Islam: What the West Needs to Know (2006) officially released in Canada in English?
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