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The Compelling Documentary, “American Jihad,” Investigates the Phenomenon of Domestic Jihadism

Location data required to access content on mobile devices for any Live TV subscription. Live TV may vary by subscription and location. Hood and San Bernardino happen and explores what can possibly be done to thwart future tragedies. The documentary, which airs Saturday, finds two main commonalities among the young men it follows: Partly through news footage and his own self-released videos, the Showtime film directed by Alison Ellwood tracks Awlaki from his early days as a charismatic imam in a Falls Church, Va.

Born in New Mexico, he had a strong rapport with the American Muslim youths at his mosque, thanks to a fluid use of the English language not a given with Islamic religious leaders, even in the U. He was also an early master manipulator of the Internet and social media, using it to disseminate his videotaped teachings to a wider audience. As Awlaki began embracing more extremist views he finally fled the U.

It’s time for an “American jihad”

Jesse Morton was a self-proclaimed jihadist who has "ancestry in America dating back to the Mayflower," he says. He converted to Islam in prison, where he found solace in the Koran. Later he discovered Awlaki's videos online. The self-declared Islamic scholar had a way of making American Muslims feel "they were doing nothing" about the suffering in Islamic regions overseas, says Morton, and had a duty to fight the American oppression of their Muslim brothers.

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