Suggested Videos for Use with Chapter 14

Father, Son, and Holy War - In the politically polarized world, universal ideals are rare. In India, as in many regions, the vacuum is filled by religious zealousness. Minorities are scapegoats of every calamity as nations subdivide into religious and ethnic zones, each seemingly eager to annihilate the others, or to extinguish itself on the altar of martyrdom.
http://www.frif.com/cat97/f-j/father__.html

Bloody Sunday - With breathtaking verisimilitude, Bloody Sunday posits an immediate, you-are-there re-creation of Ireland's most controversial contemporary tragedy. From dusk to dawn, the events of January 30, 1972, are presented in convincing verité fashion; by employing rapid fade-to-black transitions, director Paul Greengrass approaches two perspectives with equal anticipation of potential disaster, based on facts as reported in Don Mullan's politically influential book Eyewitness Bloody Sunday.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00008DDHZ/qid=1129915027/sr=8-1/ref=
pd_bbs_1/104-5146158-2564760?v=glance&s=dvd&n=507846

100 Years of Terror VHS set: The Fright Decades - A rare inside look at two of the most notorious terrorist groups in the world today--Hezbollah and Hammas--highlights this look at the rise of religious terrorism.
http://store.aetv.com/html/product/index.jhtml?id=42827&browseCategoryId=&location=&
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Christian vs. Christian - Outlining the provincial causes and ravaging effects of Europe’s Thirty Years’ War, this program illustrates the ability of religious fervor to inflame nationalism and drive the quest for power. With background on Martin Luther’s split with the Catholic Church and the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre, Dr. Helmut Neuhaus of Friedrich Alexander University offers detailed analysis of the Hapsburg-Bohemian conflict, the shifting alliances of Catholics and Protestants, and the mercenary campaigns of Wallenstein—leading to a comparison with large-scale natural disaster. The program clearly identifies the three-decade inferno as an inspiration for later divisions of church and state.
http://www.films.com/id/11594/Christian_vs_Christian.htm

Heresy, War, and the Black Death: Christianity in the 13th and 14th Centuries - Part one of this program follows the dual enterprises of constructing cathedrals and stamping out heresy. Buildings of unprecedented grandeur exemplified the power and influence of the Church in Europe, as did the systematic destruction of the heretic Cathars. Part two covers King Philip IV of France’s defiance of Church authority and the Black Death. Although the Pope declared the Plague a judgment by God, rumors of a Jewish plot were rife, leading to anti-Semitic massacres in Germany and elsewhere.
http://www.films.com/id/11277/Heresy_War_and_the_Black_Death_Christianity_in_the_13th_
and_14th_Centuries.htm

In the Name of Allah - Military conflict accompanied the spread of Islam during the Middle Ages. This program reveals the ironies of that union between war and faith: how Islam was adopted rather than marginalized by invading Mongols; how the rise of strict Islamic orthodoxy countered the scholarly advances of Arabic culture, weakening the empire; and how European appreciation of Islamic culture grew after the Christian reconquista of the Iberian peninsula. Interviews with respected scholars—including Drs. Raif Georges Khoury of the University of Heidelberg and Patrick Franke of Martin Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg—illuminate key developments in Islam’s Mediterranean dominance.
http://www.films.com/id/11592/In_the_Name_of_Allah.htm

In the Name of Christ - This program examines the forces behind European determination to capture Palestine, linking the belligerence of medieval Crusaders with their piousness. Drs. Klaus Herbers of Friedrich Alexander University and Patrick Franke of Martin Luther University draw surprising parallels between East and West, focusing on martyrdom as a vital component of the Crusader’s motivation, interreligious notions of knightly behavior, and cases of negotiation and cultural exchange despite numerous atrocities and military disasters. Without neglecting the harsh realities of the Crusades, In the Name of Christ presents a fresh perspective on the medieval clash of Christian and Islamic powers.
http://www.films.com/id/11593/In_the_Name_of_Christ.htm

Islam and War - Seen as the spiritual head of the Hezbollah, Sayed Fadlallah—a leading political figure in the Lebanese Islamic Movement—gives his views of Jihad or Holy War, its rules, its origins, and the role of terror in such a war. The program also examines how Muslim thinkers see the role of war and violence in the contemporary world, and why some feel the need to wage a Holy War.
http://www.films.com/id/7763/Islam_and_War.htm

Islamic Resurgence and Holy War: The Former Soviet Union and Indonesia - Over the last decade, Islam has swiftly grown in popularity—so much so that today one in every five people on Earth is a follower of Muhammad. But with this resurgence has come an increase in friction between Muslims and non-Muslims. Segment one of this program focuses on four divinity school students from Tatarstan who dropped out to join the jihad in Chechnya, while segment two tracks the efforts of President Abdurrahman Wahid to make peace between rioting Muslims and Christians on the Indonesian island of Ambon.
http://www.films.com/id/998/Islamic_Resurgence_and_Holy_War_The_Former_Soviet_Union
_and_Indonesia.htm

NOW with Bill Moyers: John Esposito on the Struggles of Islam - In this program, Bill Moyers and Georgetown University’s John Esposito—author of Unholy War: Terror in the Name of Islam and editor-in-chief of The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World—focus on Islam in Asia, where the vast majority of all Muslims live. The conflict within Islamic countries among religious fundamentalists, radical extremists, and the moderate mainstream is considered, along with American geopolitical concerns in the war on global terrorism. Human rights abuses in Indonesia and East Timor, the operation of al Qaeda, and a distinction between holy war and jihad are examined as well. "Can we fight terrorism without it becoming a worldwide clash of cultures?" asks Moyers.
http://www.films.com/id/5889/NOW_with_Bill_Moyers_John_Esposito_on_the_Struggles_of
_Islam.htm

Religion, War, and Violence: The Ethics of War and Peace - This selection of compelling stand-alone segments from Religion & Ethics Newsweekly brings together experts, scholars, and religious leaders from a variety of communities and faiths to discuss a wide range of related issues: war and peace, terrorism and its roots, fundamentalism, just war, holy war, pacifism, the use of force, and violence in the name of God. Along with documentary footage and field reportage, the panel discussions provide new, insightful perspectives into some of the most timely issues today—issues at the root of current events around the world.
http://www.films.com/id/5875/Religion_War_and_Violence_The_Ethics_of_War_and_Peace.htm

Religions of the Book: War and Peace - In the Middle East, the rumble of guns in the name of religion has been a way of life for generations. In Northern Ireland, the conflict between Protestants and Catholics is an ages-old tradition. To many observers, these hostilities between and within the world’s major religions seem unsolvable. This program examines the issue of war and peace within Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The program looks at the differences within as well as between the religions that are in conflict, exploring how those conflicts have resulted in violence, as well as possible solutions.
http://www.films.com/id/8132/Religions_of_the_Book_War_and_Peace.htm

The Crusades - This well-dramatized overview of the Crusades demythologizes the epic clash of Christianity and Islam that spanned two centuries. James Reston, Jr., author of Warriors of God; historians David Nicolle and Micah Halpern; historical geographer Ronnie Ellenblum; Akbar Ahmed, chair of Islamic studies at American University; archaeologist Eliezer Stern, of the Israel Antiquities Authority; and other specialists reveal recent discoveries that bear on military tactics and technology of the era, massacres perpetrated by both sides, and the personalities and motivations of Richard the Lionheart and Saladin. A Discovery Channel Production.
http://www.films.com/id/6402/The_Crusades.htm

The Holy Wars - Calls for jihad are often heard from today’s radical Islamists, while many Americans believe in a divine mission for the U.S. military—but the trail of war waged in God’s name reaches back over 1,000 years. This fascinating three-part series examines the historical relationship between militarism and strictly interpreted religion. With penetrating scholarly analysis and an energetic visual style, The Holy Wars provides a wide-ranging perspective on orthodoxy, empire, cultural domination, and the resistance they can incite.
http://www.films.com/id/11591/The_Holy_Wars.htm

The Martyr’s Smile - This riveting program documents the guerrilla war of Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad movements to free southern Lebanon of Israeli occupation forces and Western interference, beginning with the destruction of the American Marine barracks during the early 1980s. Interviews with Sheikh Hassan Nasralla, Hezbollah suicide soldiers, and civilian casualties of Israeli air attacks—combined with photos of massacre victims and bombing fatalities—underscore both the plight of those caught in the crossfire and the urgent need for a lasting peace in Lebanon. Contains strong imagery. A Discovery Channel Production.
http://www.films.com/id/10978/The_Martyrs_Smile.htm

In the Name of God: Holy Word, Holy War - By detailing key incidents ranging from the Dawson’s Field hijackings to the Luxor massacre, this program charts the ever-widening holy war that is pitting Islamists against Zionists and the Arab world against the West. The Kach Party’s Noam Federman; Bassam abu Sharif, founder of the Palestine Democratic Party; Abdel Aziz Rantisi and Sheikh Ahmad Yassin, operational and spiritual leaders of Hamas; Sheikh Jamal Khatab and Sheikh Fadlallah, spiritual leaders of Lebanese al Qaeda and Hezbollah; former Jewish Underground leader Yehuda Etzion; and former PFLP hijacker Leila Khaled are featured, as are former prime minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu and Conor Gearty, expert in human rights law.
http://www.films.com/id/5508

A - The 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway shook Japanese society, resulting in bitter recriminations and national soul-searching comparable to Watergate in America. The group responsible -- Aum Shinrikyo -- was little known to the average Japanese. Six months after the gas attack when Aum's original leaders -- guru Shoko Asahara along with Ikuo Hayashi, Fumihiro Joyu, and others -- were carted off to jail, documentary filmmaker Tatsuya Mori approached Aum to shoot an objective fly-on-the-wall-style documentary about this much discussed and maligned sect. (All Movie Guide).
http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-aa-70-t09.html

A2 - A2 is the sequel to A from 1997, a film about the religious sect Aum Shinrikyo, which was responsible for the lethal gas attack in March 1995 on a subway station in Tokyo. For filmmaker Tatsuya Mori, that was an end to the matter, until a new law was passed that stipulated continuous surveillance for the group. Mori went back to film the sect members and registered everyday life under the watchful eye of the police and hostile local residents. It turns out that the demonised sect is made up of mostly gentle, unworldly and sensitive people with growing doubts about the future of society. (International Film Festival).
http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-37-373c1212c954b5224332fed9c1ad0484-71-aa-70-t0a.html