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The US and al-Qaeda have competed furiously to win 'hearts and minds' with elaborate media strategies. Spin, threats, lies, censorship, the killing of journalists; how far has each side been prepared to go to win the propaganda war?
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Now playing Season 1, Episode 5 — The 9/11 Decade (2): The Image War
May 19, 2011
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An insight into Osama bin Laden's life through the eyes of people who knew him and met him.
An insight into Osama bin Laden's life through the eyes of people who knew him and met him.
Made before his death, this film follows human rights activist Vittorio Arrigoni as he tries to help the people of Gaza.
How the CIA fought al-Qaeda in the shadows, focusing on the monitoring of its communications, the group's escape from Tora Bora and the problems this raised.
The US and al-Qaeda have competed furiously to win 'hearts and minds' with elaborate media strategies. Spin, threats, lies, censorship, the killing of journalists; how far has each side been prepared to go to win the propaganda war?
In 1998, Osama bin Laden and Ayman Zawahiri declared war on the US, outlining a philosophy of the clash of civilizations which legitimised attacks on the West - both soldiers and civilians. In the US, a group of politicians who became known as the Neocons believed they too had a moral duty to change the world. Both groups found their opportunity in the attacks of 9/11 and the invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq.
The stories behind the iconic images of the Arab uprisings as told by those who filmed them.
Al Jazeera investigates the rise of the English Defence League.
More than 80 years ago, one man crossed the frontline between the Muslim world and the West – as recounted in this 2008 feature documentary by Austrian filmmaker Georg Misch, A Road to Mecca: The Journey of Muhammad Asad.
The Israeli blockade may have taken a heavy toll on Gazans, but this film reveals life and hope among the devastation.
Some Italians have made it their mission to mobilise support on behalf of the Palestinian cause.
An insight into life in a Moroccan town where many locals make a living as film extras for major Hollywood productions.
