Jihad: A Story of the Others (2015)

Directed by

Deeyah Khan

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

50 min

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary explores why some young Western Muslims become drawn to violent extremism. Through interviews with former jihadists, it looks at the personal and social factors that pull people into radical movements and sometimes push them out again.

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What happens

Jihad: A Story of the Others is a 2015 documentary film by Norwegian director Deeyah Khan. The film is produced by Khan's production company Fuuse. Jihad is the outcome of a two-year investigation by Deeyah and provides a view from the inside about what it is like to be drawn into radicalism. The documentary film sets out to provide an insight into why some young Muslims in the West embrace violent extremism and go abroad to fight holy wars and in some cases why they came to reject it. "It's not about ideals – 90% of them never subscribe to the ideals – it's other factors that are a draw. This is the new rock and roll; jihad is sexy. The kid who was not very good-looking now looks good holding a gun. He can get a bride now, he's powerful. The Isis gun is as much a penis extension as the stockbroker with his Ferrari". Alyas Karmani, speaking to the Observer (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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