FILM "Among the Believers" documentary screening about Charismatic cleric Abdul Aziz Ghazi, an ISIS supporter & Taliban ally at School of Arts and Aesthetics Auditorium (SAA), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Mehrauli Road > 3pm on 7th December 2015

Time : 3:00 pm Add to Calendar 07/12/2015 15:00 07/12/2015 16:30 Asia/Kolkata FILM "Among the Believers" documentary screening about Charismatic cleric Abdul Aziz Ghazi, an ISIS supporter & Taliban ally Event Page : http://www.delhievents.com/2015/12/film-among-believers-documentary.html School of Arts and Aesthetics Auditorium (SAA), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi - 110067 DD/MM/YYYY

Entry : Free (Seating on First-Come First-Served Basis)

Venue : School of Arts and Aesthetics Auditorium (SAA), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi - 110067
Venue Info : www.jnu.ac.in | SAA Map
Nearest Metro Stations - 'Hauz Khas(Yellow Line)' &  'Delhi Aerocity(Orange Line)'

Event Description : The School of Arts and Aesthetics Jawaharlal Nehru University Presents The Screening of "Among the Believers".

SYNOPSIS
Charismatic cleric Abdul Aziz Ghazi, an ISIS supporter and Taliban ally, is waging jihad against the Pakistani state. His dream is to impose a strict version of Shariah law throughout the country, as a model for the world. A flashpoint in Aziz's holy war took place in 2007, when the government leveled his flagship mosque to the ground, killing his mother, brother, only son and 150 students. With unprecedented access, Among the Believers follows Aziz on his very personal quest to create an Islamic utopia, during the bloodiest period in Pakistan's modern history.

The film also follows the lives of two teenage students who have attended madrassahs (Islamic seminaries) run by Aziz's Red Mosque network. Throughout the film, their paths diverge: Talha, 12, detaches from his moderate Muslim family and decides to become a jihadi preacher. Zarina, also 12, escapes her madrassah and joins a regular school. Over the next few years, Zarina's education is threatened by frequent Taliban attacks on schools like her own.

Aziz’s foil is nuclear physicist and leading educational activist Dr. Pervez Hoodbhoy. He passionately opposes Aziz through his public appearances, lectures, and the media. Opposition against Aziz comes to a head in December, 2014, when Aziz insults a grieving nation by trying to justify the brutal massacre of 132 school children in Peshawar by the Taliban. The attack ignites a movement to end extremism in Pakistan’s mosques and madrassahs. Led by Hoodbhoy and others, Pakistan's moderate majority focuses on Aziz and calls for his arrest.

Intimate and shocking, Among the Believers offers rare insights into the ideological battles shaping Pakistan and the Muslim world.

Website : www.amongthebelieversfilm.com

Trailer : youtu.be/MSklZY_VCIM

As part of 'The Director in the Chair' Series

Followed by a Discussion with the Director Hemal Trivedi 

Tea will be served after the Event

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FILM "Among the Believers" documentary screening about Charismatic cleric Abdul Aziz Ghazi, an ISIS supporter & Taliban ally at School of Arts and Aesthetics Auditorium (SAA), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Mehrauli Road > 3pm on 7th December 2015 FILM "Among the Believers" documentary screening about Charismatic cleric Abdul Aziz Ghazi, an ISIS supporter & Taliban ally at School of Arts and Aesthetics Auditorium (SAA), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Mehrauli Road > 3pm on 7th December 2015 Reviewed by DelhiEvents on Monday, December 07, 2015 Rating: 5

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