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Among the Believers

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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.

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Among the Believers

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Robert Abele Los Angeles Times Oct 6, 2016
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. Go to Full Review Ken Jaworowski New York Times Sep 29, 2016
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. Go to Full Review Diana Clarke Village Voice Sep 29, 2016
It insists on seeing its subjects' humanity - something rare in the Western press, particularly when reporting on Islam, and especially fundamentalism. Go to Full Review Naomi Soanes One Room With A View Apr 6, 2019
3/5
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. Go to Full Review Nathanael Hood Screen Comment Dec 28, 2018
7/10
A chilling documentary that examines Maulana Aziz's Red Mosque network and the roots of Muslim extremism. Go to Full Review Charles Mudede The Stranger (Seattle, WA) Aug 23, 2018
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. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Mar 2, 2019 An exceptional documentary. A must watch. See more Feb 5, 2018 5/2/18 Netflix - A great insight into Pakistan's battle with extremist Madrassahs See more Jan 2, 2017 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. See more Sep 30, 2016 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. See more Read all reviews
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Mohammed Naqvi

Director

Hemal Trivedi

Director

Jonathan Goodman Levitt

Writer

Jonathan Goodman Levitt

Producer

Hemal Trivedi

Producer

Whitney Dow

Executive Producer

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Among the Believers

Photo Credit: Adil Sheryar Photo Credit: Hemal Trivedi Among the Believers (2015) A scene from "Among the Believers." A scene from "Among the Believers." Among the Believers (2015) Among the Believers (2015) View more photos

Movie Info

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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