American Jihadist
Director Mark Claywell
Countries United States
Duration 74 min
Synopsis
"My name is Isa Abdullah Ali and I am a professional soldier of Islam". Ali is listed by the US Defense Department as a ’known terrorist’. He stopped counting how many people he had killed back in 1981. By then, he had reached 173. He’s been shot multiple times. But what makes Ali unique is that he’s an American. From his deprived background growing up in the ghettoes to embracing Islam and fighting in Bosnia and Lebanon, Ali’s story provides a frightening insight into the role violence and a lack of hope play in the development of radicalism.
"My name is Isa Abdullah Ali and I am a professional soldier of Islam". Ali is listed by the US Defense Department as a ’known terrorist’. He stopped counting how many people he had killed back in 1981. By then, he had reached 173. He’s been shot multiple times. But what makes Ali unique is that he’s an American. From his deprived background growing up in the ghettoes to embracing Islam and fighting in Bosnia and Lebanon, Ali’s story provides a frightening insight into the role violence and a lack of hope play in the development of radicalism.