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Monday, 26 February 2007

Controversial For Showing The Truth
Ed Morrissey

The documentary Obsession has finally started to receive attention for its presentation of the indoctrination of Arabs into an Islamist mindset, thanks to programs shown on state-run television in places like Saudi Arabia, Iran, and other countries in the Middle East. The New York Times reports on the controversy the documentary has created on college campuses:

When “Obsession: Radical Islam’s War Against the West,” a documentary that shows Muslims urging attacks on the United States and Europe, was screened recently at the University of California, Los Angeles, it drew an audience of more than 300 — and also dozens of protesters. ...

Like most documentaries, Obsession has a point of view, and that has to be considered when evaluating the film. However, as I note in my review of the film last August, Obsession has an unusual defense for charges of bias and hyperbole: it uses the words and images shown on Arab television to make its point. Most television stations in these countries are run by the state, and the programs shown on the channels have the implicit imprimatur of the governments. Thus, Sarsour's criticism falls short. ...

Posted by Bill Faith on February 26, 2007 at 12:59 PM in Islamism Delenda Est | Permalink

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