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'''Islam: What the West Needs to Know - Islam, violence, and the fate of the non-Muslim world''' is a documentary featuring expert commentators on Islamism such as ] , ], ] and ].


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'''''Islam: What the West Needs to Know''''' is a 2006 ] produced by ]. It features discussions using passages from religious texts and includes commentaries by ], ], ], ], and ]. The film premiered at the ] in ] on January 15, 2006, and had a limited theatrical release in Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Atlanta in summer 2006.


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* In the first part the experts who are interviewed argue that Islamic violence stems from the teachings and examples of Muhammad and that the Qu'ran prescribes and sanctions violence against non-Muslims.
While some reviewers have had a positive reception to the film,<ref name="ChOb">, ]</ref> others have criticised the film as being inaccurate, simplistic, biased and propagandist against Islam.<ref>Dann Gire, "War and terrorism: What more could moviegoers want?", ''Chicago Daily Herald'', 7 July 2006, p. 37.</ref><ref> – ]. 7 July 2006</ref><ref name="ChTrib"> {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311023505/http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/movies/mmx-060707-movies-review-islam,0,7464425.story?coll=mmx-movies_top_heds |date=2007-03-11 }}, '']''</ref> The '']''{{'}}s reviewer, Michael Phillips, describes it as a "deadly dull anti-Islam propaganda piece".<ref name="ChTrib"/> The ''Washington City Paper''{{'}}s reviewer, Louis Bayard, argues that "If Davis and Daly had a little imagination, they might see that the devil they’re chasing isn't Islam but ], which assumes many forms."<ref>{{cite news|last=Bayard|first=Louis|title=Islam: What the West Needs to Know|url=http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/display.php?id=33009|date=July 7–13, 2006|access-date=2009-05-20|archive-date=2009-08-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808105048/http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/display.php?id=33009|url-status=dead}}</ref> The film has been described as an "anti-Muslim documentary" in the context of the ] movement.<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17448689.2012.738894|title='Welcome to the Counterjihad': Uncivil Networks and the Narration of European Public Spheres|first=Nick|last=Denes|year=2012|journal=Journal of Civil Society|pages=289–306|issue=3|volume=8|doi=10.1080/17448689.2012.738894 |s2cid=144605155 }}</ref>
* In the second part ] discusses the meaning of ] as being a holy war against the non-Muslim world to bring it under the rule of Islam.
* In the third part ] discusses the historical expansion of Islam by the sword in which he documents the fighting, enslaving, and massacring countless Christians, Jews, and Zoroastrians"
* In the fourth part ] and ] discuss the Islamic principle of ], which enjoins Muslims to deceive non-Muslims in order to advance the cause of Islam"
* In the fifth part the documentary claims that "Islamic law governs every aspect of religious, political, and personal action, which amounts to a form of totalitarianism that is divinely enjoined to dominate the world, analogous in many ways to Communism"
* In the final part the two house of Islam are discussed, ] the land under the control of the Muslims and the house of war or ] the land of the Non Muslims which Muslims are enjoined to bring under the control of Islam. "Muslims in Western nations are called to subvert the secular regimes in which they now live in accordance with Allah's command".


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2006 American film
Islam: What the West Needs to Know
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Directed byGregory M. Davis, Bryan Daly
Produced byGregory M. Davis, Bryan Daly
StarringRobert Spencer, Walid Shoebat, Bat Yeor, Serge Trifkovic, Abdullah Al-Araby
Release dates
  • January 15, 2006 (2006-01-15) (American Renaissance Film Festival)
  • July 7, 2006 (2006-07-07) (United States)
Running time98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Islam: What the West Needs to Know is a 2006 propaganda film produced by Quixotic Media. It features discussions using passages from religious texts and includes commentaries by Robert Spencer, Serge Trifkovic, Bat Ye'or, Abdullah Al-Araby, and Walid Shoebat. The film premiered at the American Film Renaissance Festival in Hollywood on January 15, 2006, and had a limited theatrical release in Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Atlanta in summer 2006.

Critical reception

While some reviewers have had a positive reception to the film, others have criticised the film as being inaccurate, simplistic, biased and propagandist against Islam. The Chicago Tribune's reviewer, Michael Phillips, describes it as a "deadly dull anti-Islam propaganda piece". The Washington City Paper's reviewer, Louis Bayard, argues that "If Davis and Daly had a little imagination, they might see that the devil they’re chasing isn't Islam but fundamentalism, which assumes many forms." The film has been described as an "anti-Muslim documentary" in the context of the counter-jihad movement.

See also

References

  1. 'Hot-button film should provoke discussions now' by Lawrence Toppman, The Charlotte Observer
  2. Dann Gire, "War and terrorism: What more could moviegoers want?", Chicago Daily Herald, 7 July 2006, p. 37.
  3. "Islam: What the West Needs to Know" **1/2 – Chicago Sun-Times. 7 July 2006
  4. ^ 'Movie reviews: 'The War Tapes' and 'Islam: What the West Needs to Know' by Michael Phillips Archived 2007-03-11 at the Wayback Machine, Chicago Tribune
  5. Bayard, Louis (July 7–13, 2006). "Islam: What the West Needs to Know". Archived from the original on 2009-08-08. Retrieved 2009-05-20.
  6. Denes, Nick (2012). "'Welcome to the Counterjihad': Uncivil Networks and the Narration of European Public Spheres". Journal of Civil Society. 8 (3): 289–306. doi:10.1080/17448689.2012.738894. S2CID 144605155.

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