Among the Believers

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Among the Believers

Released Sep 30, 2016

1h 24m

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Radical Islamic school Red Mosque trains thousands of children to devote their lives to holy war, beginning at a very young age.

Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

There's little that's not dispiriting about "Among the Believers" and its measured, direct entre into a closed world of hopeless boys and girls memorizing the Koran, but forbidden from learning its meanings.

Oct 6, 2016

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Ken Jaworowski

New York Times

While it is maddening to see the aversion to open-minded education by Mr. Aziz ("'Progressive thought' is dying," he declares, pleased), we also see the stark poverty that leaves others with few choices but to follow him.

Sep 29, 2016

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Diana Clarke

Village Voice

It insists on seeing its subjects' humanity - something rare in the Western press, particularly when reporting on Islam, and especially fundamentalism.

Sep 29, 2016

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Naomi Soanes

One Room With A View

This isn't Friday night viewing, and there's certainly nothing groundbreaking here, but if you're interested in gaining insight into the rationale of Jihadism, this should certainly be a pitstop.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 6, 2019

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Nathanael Hood

Screen Comment

A chilling documentary that examines Maulana Aziz's Red Mosque network and the roots of Muslim extremism.

Rated: 7/10

Dec 28, 2018

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Charles Mudede

The Stranger (Seattle, WA)

Aziz is shown to be at once strong, authentic, charismatic, vulnerable, boring, and a charlatan. He is not the kind of person you can easily demonize or humanize.

Aug 23, 2018

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An exceptional documentary. A must watch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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5/2/18 Netflix - A great insight into Pakistan's battle with extremist Madrassahs

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/03/23

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Documentary about the expanding network of Islamic schools for children as young as 4 years old. Poor parents give their children to these seminaries because they get fed and housed for free. The children become pawns in the ideological war of Islam vs the West.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Incredible access to the Pakistani madrasas of the Red Mosque. The footage displays the stark comparison of fundamentalist versus more non-religious schools. Also, the film gives historical context for the rise of radicalism starting with Reagan's arming of the Jihadist in the Soviet-Afghan War through Bush's War on Terror.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Mohammed Naqvi

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Hemal Trivedi

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Jonathan Goodman Levitt

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Jonathan Goodman Levitt

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Hemal Trivedi

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Synopsis

Radical Islamic school Red Mosque trains thousands of children to devote their lives to holy war, beginning at a very young age.

Director: Mohammed Naqvi, Hemal Trivedi
Producer: Jonathan Goodman Levitt, Hemal Trivedi
Screenwriter: Jonathan Goodman Levitt
Distributor: First Run Features
Production Co: Changeworx, Manjusha Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: Urdu
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 30, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 18, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.9K
Runtime: 1h 24m

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