Holy Wars

2010
1h 24m

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Take one Muslim advocate for global jihad and put him in a room with one conservative Christian on a mission to evangelize the world's Muslims. Which man will be left standing? Touching down... Read allTake one Muslim advocate for global jihad and put him in a room with one conservative Christian on a mission to evangelize the world's Muslims. Which man will be left standing? Touching down in four hotbeds of religious fundamentalism - Pakistan, Lebanon, UK, and heartland Americ... Read allTake one Muslim advocate for global jihad and put him in a room with one conservative Christian on a mission to evangelize the world's Muslims. Which man will be left standing? Touching down in four hotbeds of religious fundamentalism - Pakistan, Lebanon, UK, and heartland America - "Holy Wars" goes behind the scenes of the 1400 year old conflict between Islam and Chr... Read all

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9anthonylappe

Timely, bold social experiment cum doc, or is it the other way around?

The new doc from Stephen Marshall couldn't be more timely. With religious intolerance growing on the home front and American troops still dying in Muslim lands, this film is a must see for left, right and everyone in-between.

The film tells the very personal story of two fascinating characters - an Irish Muslim convert and a Christian fundamentalist from the American Midwest. The two begin the film as if the apocalypse is right around the corner. But after Marshall convinces them to meet in London, one has a radical transformation. That's all I'll say. Perfect for church groups, mosques, classrooms.

5Samalematina

a good but in complete snapshot of religious Dogma

A thought provoking documentary by Stephen Marshall but what was promised as a good debate between a conservative Christian evangelist and jihad advocating Muslim ended up as being one sided affair as Aaron the missionary didn't have any answers to the questions and challenges put to him by Khalid the Irish Muslim convert. This may have been due to Aaron's age, inexperience or lack of knowledge about world out side his New Mexico. Khalid on the other hand came across as a much more world aware and prepared advocate for his hard lined Muslim belief, even though he didn't find acceptance from his Pakistani brothers. In the end we get a glimpse of how a well educated doctor can turn into a militant when he cant find the answers he seeks from the people he believes in. And Al Qaeda is there waiting with open arms.

10torturedartist11

Brilliantly Provocative for all the right reasons

This is one of the best documentaries that i have ever seen. After the film the cinema was buzzing with dispute and everyone had a different take. In this age where Fundamentalism, of all creeds, could literally destroy the world ( when W.OM.D become more freely accessible ). This film examines the pathology of fundamentalism and inadvertently gives us hope. You think you know the outcome but the whole thing unexpectedly twists. In turns it is distressing and very funny. Ridgidly closed minds cannot help but be so. God bless you Mr Marshall for sticking at it for 5 years and creating such an important and pertinent piece of filmmaking. You walk a fine tightrope. Everyone should see this film. Ideally it should be followed by an open debate as it sure as hell stirs up one.

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Aaron D. Taylor: There's such a tendency to fear the other side. People don't want dialogue out of fear. And that somehow I'll lose something of my self if I place my self in a position to hear the other side. That somehow I'll lose faith in my own side.