The Journalist and the Jihadi: The Murder of Daniel Pearl (2006)

01/01/2006 (EN) • 1h 20m

Documentary

Overview

This revealing documentary directed by Ahmed A. Jamal and Ramesh Sharma chronicles the series of events and opposing cultural forces surrounding the shocking kidnapping and murder of humanist and &NFi;Wall Street Journal&NFi_; reporter Daniel Pearl by radical Muslim militant Omar Sheikh. Interviews with Pearl's family, friends and co-workers, as well as conversations with U.S. and Pakistani officials, shed light on the motives behind the stunning tragedy.

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