As I explained in an article when this controversy began, “Jihad Rehab” endeavors to show how poor jihad terrorists imprisoned at Guantánamo are the good guys, and the U.S. government is the real terrorist entity. But even though it reflected reliably Leftist views, “Jihad Rehab” has been deep-sixed by the Sundance Film Festival. As I […]
Sundance Film Festival Under Fire For ‘Islamophobia’ For Documentary About Rehabilitation of Jihadis
New in PJ Media: Ilhan Omar’s notorious “Islamophobia” bill doesn’t ever get around to defining what “Islamophobia” actually is, and there is a reason for that: the word is used not just to refer to vigilante attacks against innocent Muslims, which are never justified, but to any and all criticism of Islam, including honest discussion […]
Two Sundance staffers resign in protest of jihad documentary accused of ‘Islamophobia’
In reality, the film attempts to dispel the notion that Guantánamo inmates were “evildoers.” But critics claim that the word “jihad” in the film’s title is unacceptable, since jihad, as everyone knows, is a peaceful and benign concept referring to spiritual self-improvement. For many years now I have pointed out that any treatment of jihad […]