Inside Islam (2002)

Directed by

Mark Hufnail

Genre

documentary

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary from the History Channel explains the history of Islam and its current challenges. It presents Islam as a peaceful religion with links to Judaism and Christianity and suggests that fear of Islam comes from fundamentalist groups.

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What happens

Inside Islam is a History Channel documentary on the history of Islam and its modern day challenges including a crisis of authority and significant divisions among many of its sects. It depicts Islam as a peaceful religion, with several similarities to Judaism and Christianity, and argues that the primary reason that people fear Islam is due to fundamentalists. It also discusses Muhammad and his disagreements with his tribe who disapproved of his monotheistic religion, the Nation of Islam and the Arab–Israeli conflict. It first aired on 4 September 2002. It is also played on Wealth TV. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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