Jihad on Horseback
The Arab media has sadly done a bad job at covering the Darfur conflict seriously and thoroughly. There hasn’t been any investigative piece of journalism or a documentary from an Arab news outlet that examined the horrific situation on the ground in an extensive manner. Hence when we came across the documentary Jihad on Horseback, it was a breath of fresh air. But it still gets tricky:
Two years ago, Al Arabiya producer Nabil Kassem was asked to put together a documentary film on Darfur. What he witnessed there, and recorded in this film, were scenes of unspeakable brutality and untold suffering, scenes he thought would surely wake up an Arab public all too willing to let Darfur pass by. But ‘Jihad on Horseback’ never made it across the airwaves.
Yes, that’s right. It never made it on air and here’s why:
In this highly charged interview with Co-Editor and Publisher Lawrence Pintak, Kassem speaks of how with the help of a telephone Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir prevented the broadcast of perhaps the most provocative documentary film ever made by an Arab director.
Go ahead and watch the revealing documentary Omar al-Bashir doesn’t want you to see (Part 1 and Part 2). Listen also to an interview with the producer himself, Nabil Kassem.
[…] You’re are so right! And this is why I have huge respect for Nabil Kassem. […]
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[…] We Blog for Darfur writes about Jihad on the Horseback, a documentary the Sudanese president does not want you to watch: “The Arab media has sadly done a bad job at covering the Darfur conflict seriously and thoroughly. There hasn’t been any investigative piece of journalism or a documentary from an Arab news outlet that examined the horrific situation on the ground in an extensive manner. Hence when we came across the documentary Jihad on Horseback, it was a breath of fresh air. But it still gets tricky…” Share This […]
Pingback by Global Voices Online » Sudan: the documentary you are not supposed to watch — August 6, 2007 @ 12:04 am
It is a shame that al-Bashir managed to withhold this documentary. I think your approach of monitoring the Arab media is really interesting. On today’s article on the Atlantic Community, Ariella Blätter explains how Amnesty International uses satellite technology to monitor the most vulnerable areas at least until the UN-AU mission starts.
Maybe you would like to share your expertise with our readers, given your specific approach? Check out the article here and feel free to comment: Amnesty Prevents Darfur Violence When Governments Can’t
Comment by Lars H. F. — August 6, 2007 @ 12:26 am
[…] We Blog for Darfur praises the film Jihad on Horseback. […]
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[…] She also wrote a post about the poor Arab coverage of Darfur. In it she mentions Nabil Kassem, an Arab who made a documentary on Darfur called Jihad on Horseback. […]
Pingback by Global Voices Online » Sudanese bloggers pay tribute to political hero — August 7, 2007 @ 3:01 am
Nabil Kassem, you are a lion.
…..with the help of a telephone Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir prevented the broadcast
yaah Allah, yaah Muslmeen
I am in a pain
shame
shame
Darfur
I am sorry
yaah Allah ya powerful one
punish
alfasid.
Comment by ras babi babiker — August 31, 2007 @ 6:42 pm
Why doesn’t Hollywood hire Blackwater to take care of Darfur?
Comment by Bruce Freedman — September 11, 2007 @ 9:06 am
This information is critical to understand how this problem is being hidden from people and to bring awareness. In addition more works like this should be brought to mainstream media to actually bring awareness to this very critical information that is effecting millions of people.
Comment by Carlos — October 3, 2007 @ 10:42 am