By Jason Apuzzo. The Wrap is reporting today that the anti-Islamic terror documentary Killing in the Name has been shortlisted for Academy Awards consideration. I’ve embedded the trailer for the film above – take a look.
Here below is how the film is described on its Facebook page:
“Four years ago, Ashraf Al-Khaled and his bride were celebrating what was supposed to be the happiest day of their lives, when an Al-Qaeda suicide bomber walked into their wedding and blew himself up, killing both of their fathers in front of their eyes. The couple lost 27 members of their family that day.
“It’s a sad fact that stories like Ashraf’s pepper the news almost daily. In the last 5 years, over 88,000 people have been killed or injured in terrorist attacks worldwide. The majority, like Ashraf, were Muslims.
“How can someone be so robbed of their humanity that they happily commit mass murder and suicide? It’s one of the fundamental human questions of our era, one that has haunted Ashraf since his wedding day, and what is now driving him to rise from horrific tragedy to take an unprecedented step – breaking the silence in the Muslim community on this taboo subject by speaking out against terrorism.
“KILLING IN THE NAME follows Ashraf in his quest to speak with victims and perpetrators, and expose the true costs of terrorism. From a jihadi recruiter for Al-Qaeda, the group responsible for bombing his wedding, to an Islamic militant behind one of the world’s worst terrorist attacks, to a madrassa filled with young boys ready to fulfill the duty of jihad, Ashraf takes us on a harrowing journey around the world to see if one man can speak truth to terror, and begin to turn the global tide.
“At times chilling and moving, terrifying and hopeful, KILLING IN THE NAME is a far- reaching and necessary first step in tackling what is arguably the most pressing issue of our age. As Ashraf puts it, ‘If we can’t even talk about it, this terror will never end.'”
We’ll keep an eye on this story, and we wish the filmmakers the very best with this project.
Posted on October 14th, 2010 at 9:34am.
Kudos to these filmmakers for having the courage to make this film. To me the most telling line is this:
“As Ashraf puts it, ‘If we can’t even talk about it, this terror will never end.’””
That’s exactly the point, isn’t it? The American cultural establishment and the Muslim world have been shamefully silent on condemning terrorism. As this film points out, most of the victims of terrorism are Muslims themselves. Therefore, why is it racist of anyone to condemn radical Islamic terrorism? The left is actually racist toward Muslims by refusing to condemn the terrorism that is destroying Muslim society.
Show this movie to Joy Beyotch and Whoopi Cushion Goldberg.