http://www.whatthewestneedstoknow.com/
So I went and saw this documentary over the weekend. As far as its entertainment value goes, it was absolutely dreadful. It was 90+ minutes of five talking heads, along with a few quotes from the Koran and the Hadith (read by a guy doing like the "year 2000" bit from Conan).
I also found myself playing Devil's advocate far too often while watching. Every time they'd talk about how Islam is inherently this or that, I'd think "well, the Bible says this", or something like that. They also failed to ever address the relativist argument, which I feel is the most common counter to this kind of argument.
The film did however make some controversial points:
* Mohammed himself was very violent, and if he is the "perfect man", than he is a pretty rotten role model for the kids.
* They argued that many moderate muslims exist in the world, and to their own credit. But they question the existence of a moderate Islam, and argue that it's the Bin Laden's and Zarqawis of the world who are in fact carrying on the legacy of "true" Islam.
* The above mentioned argument cannot honestly be conducted, b/c once you try to argue the facts, you will undoubtedly be called a bigot and an Islamophobe....they argue.
Overall, it's worth checking out, but maybe as a rental.
If for some reason the link above still isn't working, go to
www.jihadwatch.org. It's basically the same folks.
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