Obsession - The Movie about Islam

On the seventh anniversary of 9/11, well, now it's a little after that, but it still applies, I wanted to let you know about this movie which documents radical Islam and the motivation that some Muslims get from their reading of the Quran (Koran). Anyway, I hope you find this interesting and informative.

Controversial "Obsession" movie delivered nationwide
The problem with Muslim condemnation of this movie is that, all the scenes alluded to as being "inflammatory"-- such as children being encouraged to become suicide bombers -- do, in fact, occur, probably daily. More on this story."Controversial film on Islam delivered nationwide, byYonat Shimron for the News Observer, September 13:
Bundled in home-delivered editions of The News & Observer today is a paid insert featuring a controversial DVD on Islam that has stirred anger nationwide.
Anger among who?
The documentary, "Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West," features scenes of Muslim children being encouraged to become suicide bombers, interspersed with those of Nazi rallies. The two-year-old film was produced by Raphael Shore, a Canadian who lives in Israel, and was directed by Wayne Kopping of South Africa. When no traditional distributors picked it up, the film was screened on college campuses. This month, it is being distributed in more than 70 newspapers across the nation, including two other McClatchy newspapers, The Charlotte Observer and The Miami Herald."There is no greater threat than radical Islam," said Gregory Ross, spokesman for the Clarion Fund, a New-York based nonprofit organization that is paying newspapers to distribute the DVD. "It needs to be pushed to the forefront of the political discussion."Ross said the DVD was timed to coincide with the seventh anniversary of the terrorist strikes of Sept. 11, 2001. He said it is "purely coincidental" that this September also is the holy month of Ramadan.[...]Muslims across the nation and in the Triangle said they are disappointed by the film."It adds fuel to the fire and devalues the work we do," said Khalilah Sabra, an organizer with the Raleigh chapter of the Muslim American Society, which lists "promoting understanding" as its mission.The film features footage of elementary schoolchildren reciting mantras such as "When I wander into the entrance of Jerusalem, I'll turn into a suicide warrior."Its aim is to liken radical Islam to Nazism and to promote the state of Israel, said Omid Safi, a professor of Islamic Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill, who has seen the film several times...In other words, even though the movie appears to differentiate between "radical" Islam, which even Muslims usually admit is "bad," and just Islam -- that's still not good enough.
Posted by Raymond at September 13, 2008 10:11 AM
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