The movie Islam: Empire of Faith was a very well done documentary on the beginnings and development of Muslim culture. I really enjoyed the thoroughness and lengths it went to present Islamic culture in an objective and unbiased way. It was interesting to see just how much influence Islamic culture not only received from the Eastern and Western powers over the centuries, but also how much it influenced them in return.
The interview with Mr. Nassar I enjoyed a lot. It is not often that you can find or see someone be interviewed explaining a generally poorly understood culture and religion that has a great knowledge of how their culture interacts with the world through history. Some of the questions that were asked Mr. Nassar I found were extremely biased, but I liked how he was able to come back and point out facts that Islam is not some unique culture dominated by radicals as many people in America and around the world seem to think.
