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  • 5/12/2011
With Osama Bin Laden dead, the question remains - Where does faith end and personal interest begin? Why is there home-grown terrorism in the US and UK?

Voiceovers from archived Osama Bin Laden tapes

Directed/Edited by Javier Badillo
Written by / Starring Shayan Bayat
Cinematography by Matt Drake
Sound Design by Andres Santana

http://www.javierbadillo.com

From Title Cards:

"The Muslim population within the United States
has no conflict in identifying themselves as
Muslim and American.

In the United Kingdom, and indeed Europe
at large, there is a perceived incompatibility
with being Muslim and being European;
epitomized by the French head scarf ban."

"This has led a large number of disenfranchised
youth to view themselves not as 'British',
but something 'other'.

Identity confusion of this sort is something Islamic
fundamentalists readily exploit, particularly
al-Qaeda."

Josh Hammer
http://terrorism.foreignpolicyblogs.com/

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