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Islam: What the West Needs to Know is a documentary film produced by Quixotic Media.
The back cover of the film claims to examine Islam, violence and the fate of the non-muslim world. The film allegedly includes commentaries by Robert Spencer, Serge Trifkovic, Bat Ye'or, Abdullah Al-Araby, and Walid Shoebat (whom the back cover calls "former terrorist").
The film premiered at the American Film Renaissance Festival in Hollywood on January 15, 2006 and had a limited theatrical release in summer 2006 in Chicago, Washington DC, and Atlanta.
Reviews
Some reviewers criticised the film as being inaccurate, simplistic and biased against Islam. It has also been critiqued as being boring. Others considered the film to be important, with the Gwinnett Daily Post describing its message as "mind-blowing".
References
- Dann Gire, "War and terrorism: What more could moviegoers want?", Chicago Daily Herald, 7 July 2006, p. 37.
- "Islam: What the West Needs to Know" **1/2 - Chicago Sun-Times. 07 July, 2006
- Phillips, Michael Movie reviews: 'The War Tapes' and 'Islam: What the West Needs to Know' Chicago Tribune
- Phillips, Michael Movie reviews: 'The War Tapes' and 'Islam: What the West Needs to Know' Chicago Tribune
- Message of 'Islam' bogged down by boring delivery - Gwinnett Daily Post. 07 July, 2006
- http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/entertainment/15746693.htm
- MOVIE mojo - Islam Film opening today - Atlanta-Journal Constitution. 12 July, 2006
- Message of 'Islam' bogged down by boring delivery - Gwinnett Daily Post. 07 July, 2006
External links
- Official movie website
- Islam: What the West Needs to Know at IMDb
- C-span program with clips from the Islam: What the West Needs to Know
- Discussion with Robert Spencer, Walid Shoebat, and Serge Trifkovic about the movie.
- American Film Renaissance Festival