The Third Jihad: Radical Islam's Vision For America

The Third Jihad

The Third Jihad film poster
Directed by Wayne Kopping
Erik Werth
Produced by Erik Werth
Raphael Shore
Story by Wayne Kopping
Michael Pace
Raphael Shore
Erik Werth
Narrated by Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser
Music by Alun Richards
Edited by Wayne Kopping
Production
company
Public Scope Films
Distributed by Gallagher Entertainment
Release date
 2008
Running time
 72 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Arabic
Persian

The Third Jihad: Radical Islam's Vision For America is a 2008 documentary film directed by Wayne Kopping of South Africa and Erik Werth, and produced by Erik Werth and Raphael Shore, a Canadian-Israeli, with financing from the Clarion Fund.

Film dwells on idea of alleged threat of radical Islam in the United States, and centers around a Muslim Brotherhood document,[1] accepted as evidence in the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development terror financing trial.

The filmmakers contend, based on that document, that radical Islamists are engaging in a "multifaceted strategy to overcome the western world," waging a "cultural jihad" to "infiltrate and undermine our society from within".[2] The film is narrated by Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser, a controversial Muslim American.

Production

Raphael Shore, producer of Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West, and founder of the Clarion Fund is the producer of The Third Jihad. The film was directed and edited by Wayne Kopping, who was also the Director, Editor, and Co-Writer of Obsession.[3] Co-Directing and Co-Producing the film was Erik Werth, an Emmy-nominated television producer at Dateline NBC and former advisor to senior government officials. The film is narrated by Muslim American Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser.[4][5][6]

The film uses video clips from American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Fox News Channel, MSNBC, CNN, As-Sahab media production house of the Al-Qaeda terrorist organization, Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), Islamic Republic of Iran News Network (IRINN), Al-Aqsa TV and other non-specified news outlets.

Synopsis

According to the filmmakers website, the film "reveals that radical Islamists driven by a religiously motivated rejection of western values cultures and religion are engaging in a multifaceted strategy to overcome the western world."[2] In contrast to the concept of violent jihad, the filmmakers introduce the concept of "cultural jihad as a means to infiltrate and undermine our society from within."[2] The overriding theme from their perspective is how this "cultural jihad" is a threat to United States national security.[4][7][8][9] The film contains excerpts of speeches by Islamic organizations and terrorist groups, includes interviews with government officials, interspersed with footage of terrorist attacks, human rights violations, and growing support of jihadist movements. A distinction is drawn between radical Islam and Islam as a whole. However, the film accuses "much of Muslim leadership here in America" of having the goal to "infiltrate and dominate".[10]

Persons interviewed in the film include: former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge, former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Director of the American Center for Democracy Rachel Ehrenfeld, founder and president of the Alliance of Iranian Women Manda Zand Ervin, former Jammaa Islameia terrorist Dr. Tawfik Hamid, British columnist and author Melanie Phillips, Cleveland E. Dodge Professor Emeritus of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University Bernard Lewis, Wayne Simmons, founder of the American Islamic Forum for Democracy (AIFD) Dr. M. Zuhdi Jasser, Senior Fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies Walid Phares, head of Masjid Al Islam mosque in Washington, DC Imam Abdul Alim Musa, Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman, former CIA Intelligence Expert Clare Lopez, FBI Assistant Director for Public Affairs John Miller (journalist), President of the National Ten Point Leadership Foundation Rev. Eugene Rivers, journalist and author Mark Steyn, former CIA Director during the Clinton Administration Jim Woolsey,[11] and Police Commissioner of New York City Raymond Kelly.

Use by NYPD for training

The film was used to train New York Police Department officers during required counterterrorism training. One officer who viewed the film at an NYPD training facility stated "It was so ridiculously one-sided, it just made Muslims look like the enemy. It was straight propaganda".[12] Members of the City Council, civil rights advocates, and Muslim leaders objected to the Department's use of the film.[13] Deputy Commissioner Paul Browne said that it "never should have shown to officers," stating "it was reviewed and found to be inappropriate."[10][12]

In January 2012, the New York Times reported that documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act indicated that 1,498 officers viewed the film during the period it was used for training.[12][13][14][15] Police Commissioner of New York City Raymond Kelly, who was interviewed in the film, later stated he considered that decision a mistake and called the film "objectionable."[10]

Promotion and endorsements

Fox News Channel Hannity showed a preview of the documentary live on December 22, 2009.[16] The Third Jihad received endorsements from former New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani, U.S. Senator Jon Kyl, U.S. Representatives Trent Franks and Sue Myrick, among others.[17]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "An Explanatory Memorandum On the General Strategic Goal for the Group in North America" (PDF). United States District Court - Northern District of Texas. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 The Third Jihad Film Website
  3. ↑ Franklin Lamb, "Israel threatens Lebanon and Obama", Al-Ahram Weekly, August 27 - September 2, 2009, Issue No. 962, accessed August 17, 2010
  4. 1 2 "The Third Jihad: Radical Islam's Vision for America". Haaretz. June 11, 2010. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Film asserts radical Islamists waging cultural jihad in U.S.". Tucson Citizen. October 20, 2008. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
  6. ↑ Matthew J. Morgan; John L. Esposito; Jean Bethke Elshtain (2009). The Impact of 9/11 on Religion and Philosophy: The Day that Changed Everything?. Macmillan. ISBN 0-230-60844-2. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
  7. ↑ Michael Cosgrove, Digital Journal, August 30, 2009
  8. ↑ Bradley Vasoli (January 16, 2009). "'The Third Jihad' Presented In Wynnewood". The Philadelphia Bulletin. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
  9. ↑ Ron Rhodes (2010). The Coming Oil Storm. Harvest House Publishers. ISBN 0-7369-2846-4. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
  10. 1 2 3 MICHAEL POWELL (2012-01-24). "In Shift, Police Say Leader Helped With Anti-Islam Film and Now Regrets It". New York Times.
  11. ↑ "The Third Jihad". The Third Jihad. October 5, 2008. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
  12. 1 2 3 Robbins, Tom (Jan 19, 2011). "NYPD Cops' Training Included an Anti-Muslim Horror Flick". The Village Voice. Retrieved Jan 24, 2011.
  13. 1 2 Powell, Michael (Jan 24, 2012). "In Police Training, a Dark Film on U.S. Muslims". The New York Times. Retrieved Jan 24, 2012.
  14. ↑ Tencer, Daniel (Jan 19, 2011). "NYPD officers shown Muslim-bashing film in counter-terror training". The Raw Story. Retrieved Jan 24, 2011.
  15. ↑ http://www.democracynow.org/2011/1/20/headlines/nypd_used_anti_muslim_video_in_training_courses
  16. ↑ "'The Third Jihad'". Fox News. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
  17. ↑ "The Third Jihad website - Approbations". Retrieved May 7, 2011.
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