Who will be targeted next and why? The UN headquarters in Iraq. The
World Trade Centre in New York. A public bus in Jerusalem. A popular
tourist site in Bombay. These are just a few of the sites targeted by an
ever-growing number of suicide bombers, human weapons who are striking
with an increasing and frightening frequency. THE PASSIONATE EYE, with
Michaelle Jean, presents In The Name Of God: Scenes From The Extreme - a
rare glimpse into extreme fundamentalist communities that are breeding
this form of terror and the convictions behind them.
In The Name of God takes us inside extreme fundamentalist communities in
Pakistan, Afghanistan, Lebanon and Palestine, communities where western
secular men and women rarely set foot. It illustrates how suicide
bombers known as "Shaheeds" are regarded as home town heroes following
their deaths, and how school children are being indoctrinated with
hatred in their classrooms. The documentary includes:
* Graphic scenes from the festival of "Ashura", in which some believers,
including young boys, commemorate the sacrifice of the "martyr" Imam
Hussein by participating in a "blood-letting" process.
* A school for girls, in which they are taught that as women they are
expected to raise future generations of "martyrs".
* The swearing-in ceremony of new "Shaheeds".
* Interviews with parents who explain that it would be an honor to
sacrifice their sons.
