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Images of Islam Muslim minorities under non-Muslim rule Violent extremism and the Muslim response

Screening Room

Format: Film · Muslim society as setting
Released: 1998 CE · 1419 AH†
Countries: US
Languages: en (original)
Approach: journalism
Depiction of sacred figures: The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable

Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.

Overview

Edward Zwick's prophetic film about the New York bombings and the mass arrest of Muslims under martial law; Arab and Muslim organisations protested against it when it was released. ¹ ²

People and things also explored

Traitor· Reel Bad Arabs· Midnight Express· Black Friday· The Kingdom· Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West· Caliphate· Sleeper Cell

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islam.museum contributors. “The Siege”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/al-hisar-1998/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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