#execution by beheading

Documentary: Michael Ware – Only The Dead See The End Of War

HBO describes the film as “an illuminating window into the origins of a modern terrorist organization,” which is an apt characterization. Yet while watching it is no picnic due to the graphic nature of what’s on screen, “Only the Dead See the End of War” ultimately proves harder on the ears than it is on the eyes.

In his review of the film Brian Lowry says, “(Michael) Ware arrived in Iraq in 2003…

KSA: Poet Sentenced to Beheading For Comment Made In Cafe

This New Sentence Reverses An Earlier Ruling of Four Years In Jail and 800 Lashes. A new judge sentenced a man to death for apostasy on November 17, 2015, for alleged blasphemous statements during a discussion group about a book of his poetry.   The accused, Ashraf Fayadh, age thirty-five, denies the charges and claims that another man made false accusations to the country’s religious police…

Video: KSA – Jailed Age 17, Ali Nimr Still Sentenced To Beheading

Ali al-Nimr was just seventeen-years-old when the Arab Spring reached Saudi Arabia in the year 2011, a country tightly controlled by its royal family. “With all the enthusiasm of youth, Ali joined people in the streets calling for reform,” his parents said. But Ali wasn’t an ordinary protester. His uncle, the Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, was considered the spiritual leader of the movement.…

KSA vs ISIS: A Wahhabi Terrorist By Any Other Name Is Still A Wahhabi

After several weeks of researching life in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) with the intention of documenting a comparison to life inside the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS); as my research led me deeper into official treaties, files and photos, it became apparent by the mounting evidence that KSA and ISIS are undeniably one in the same under the flag of Wahhabism. This document sets…

More Than A Story: James Foley – The Man – The War Correspondent

The first time James Foley appears on screen in Brian Oakes’ documentary about the late war correspondent, his voice exudes a disarming humility. Watch the full video Jim: James Foley Story in our Documentaries section. As he tells an audience at Marquette University about his experiences during the first Libyan civil war, he gives the impression of a man who is wholeheartedly devoted to his…

Documentary: Jim – The James Foley Story – Moving Testimony of Humanity

“Early on in “Jim: The James Foley Story”, Foley is speaking at Marquette University after having been captured by forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi, jailed in Libya, and released 44 days later. He tells the audience he’s not a hero; he’s just a regular guy… but that’s bullshit. James Foley (front). (Photo: Nicole Tung). For 120 absorbing minutes, “Jim: The James Foley Story” chronicles the life,…