Witness the journey that will change the Muslim youth

FITNAH
Witness the journey that will change
the Muslim youth
2011 - 2012
What is FITNAH ?
“
FITNAH is a 30- part reality
and persuaded by 8 selected
mentors to give moderate Islam
TV series about a group of
young British and Middle Eastern a second chance.
Muslims who will go through a
journey to confront, challenge
FITNAH’s mission is not
and hopefully deter their decent merely to observe and document
into radical fundamentalism and
- but effectively provoke
religious extremism.
CHANGE. The series will look
at the 8 young characters’
FITNAH takes the mission
problems with Islam and
to inspire the Muslim youths,
attempt to uncover whether
aiming to help them through
they are down to personal and
series of confrontations with
family circumstance, society,
extreme views of Islam, solve
or the religious politics
their own puzzled extremist
and Islam itself. It also
thoughts and reach a balance
examines how the mentors get
in their views towards Islam.
on, as they try to translate
their real-life expertise into
their mission to reform and
FITNAH brings together
hopefully re-indoctrinate the
some of Britain’s and Middle
characters, who are on the
East’s most extremist youths
verge of radicalization.
to see if they can be changed
“
2
H
A
N
IT
The 2 Ways
In FITNAH we have chosen for our
investigation four young Muslims
(age 16-20) from various parts of
the UK to go into a journey to the
Middle East (the origin of their
roots) and search for the real
essence of Islam. These characters
have diverse attitudes towards
understanding Islam. Four of them
are on the edge between radical
Islam and anti-Islam. This is their
journey in search of the real
identity of Islam and what it is to
be a Muslim today.
The question is:
On the other side, we have chosen
for the investigation other four
young Muslims (same age group) from
various parts of the Middle East to
go into a journey to the UK to be
exposed and projected to Islam in
the West and to how British Muslims
live and practice Islam.
The Journey aims to change the
radical anti-West views and
perceptions these young Muslims
have, with a hope to solve their
extremist views and change them
into moderate and tolerate Muslims.
?
Is there a way in the middle? Can the moderate
mentors and inspirational individuals change
and make the moderate youths?
3
Scenario/Process
APPROACH
The program will take the form of a personal and private exploration,
a religious, cultural, political and personal journey of discovery,
through a series of interviews and events.
With the help and the coaching of the mentors, the characters will
travel through Middle East and the UK, exploring the world of modern
Islam in search of a new and modern middle way.
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separat
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l be re
one wil
e.
r
ionnai
a quest
a. Are you: (please
tick)
o Single
o Married o Separated o
Divorced
o Co-habiting
o Widowed
If living with a partn
er :
For how long?
.............................................
...........................
Age of partner :
.............................................
...........................
His/her occupation:
.............................................
...........................
Children:
1 2 3 4
5 6 7
Sex/Age: .............................................
...........................
b. Could you tell us
something about yo
ur childhood
mentioning any chan
ges or separations
you experienced?
c. Please tell us som
ething about your
schooling and
later education.
d. Do you have any
unhappiness in your
family life now?
Please try to describ
e this.
THE SCENARIO
Abdul
Video Setting
Present day. Egypt
around 11pm. Typical
Egyptian apartment in
West Cairo.
Living room with new
sofa and armchair,
matching. On a coffee
table, laptop, video
games and books in a
bookcase near the exit.
The apartment is neat as
a new pin and stylish.
Hey. Are you Muslim?
……………. What? …….. Didn’t I tell
you I do not like Islam!
…… Okay. Okay, so you told me.
……... How long ago did you feel so?
……………..
I am not sure? ………….
4
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FITNAH’s mission is to
challenge, reform and hopefully
re-indoctrinate the eight young
Muslim characters who are on
the verge of radicalization.
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the rehabilitation
experiment, whether
there is any success or
hope to reform tho
se
with extremists view
s.
FITNAH aim
s to help
these
misguided
Muslim you
ths to fin
the real m
d
eaning and
identity
of Islam, s
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n belong a
integrate
nd
themselve
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their socie
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5
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launched
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her own
Islamic
blog. Ra
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est. For
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thout hi
is not a
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good Mus
lim.
Rana
Abdul
6
Sarah
A Lebanese young man
lives in Beirut from
a very rich family.
He is anti-Islam and
he thinks Islam is a
religion of suppression
and violence. For him
the West is the place
for freedom and real
democracy.
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om
fr
th
t
s
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Yousef
Lama
Yousef
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ed Musli
m guy
who come
s from a
strict
Muslim f
amily. H
e i
living a
double s s
tandard
life. Ou
tside ho
me, he
goes clu
bbing an
d he
has a gi
rlfriend
. But
inside h
ome he p
rays
and prac
tices Is
lam
because
he is af
raid
of his f
amily.
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unky girl
A liberal f
ndon from
lives in Lo
mother.
an English
-Islam,
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s that
as she feel
icts
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women.
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asan.
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ks
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accept
fatalism and
Fatima
7
Nominated Mentors
Mr Blair just doesn’t have the
type
of life/work that allows him
to be a
reliable contributor to someth
ing that
deserves such an intensive com
mitment.
Blair
Tony
“The
West does not
have problems
with Islam
but only with
violent Islamist
extremists”
“Islam is
the most
misunderstood
of the three
major religions”
0p
r
Wi ah
nfr
ey
Bill
Clinton
Jullian
Assange
Amr Khaled
“A large m
ajority
of people
, had the
same belie
f’s that
they’d ha
d, and
people bec
ame sure
of that...a
nd then
you have
a sudden
switch, a
sudden
state chan
ge, and
...then you
have a
revolution
”
8
d
l Assa
A
l
a
Rib
actical
d many pr
nt.
“Dialogue an
ore importa
m
e
ar
s
ct
je
o
it
common pr
bridges but
e to build
er
h
e
m
ca
We
ges.”
o-way brid
must be tw
“There is com
pelling evidence
that sectarian
tensions are
being manipulat
ed for politica
l
ends by state
and non state
actors. This co
uld potentially
lead to greate
r conflict and
violence across
the region…….
we will campa
ign to say no
to
extremism an
d sectarianism
in the MENA
region, and
around the w
orld. We will
campaign for
zero tolerance
of
extremism an
d sectarianism
”
to
t
has espec
t
s
r
e
e w reater f it
i
“Th
w g
ms
sho Musli ebuild e
r
for ts to ith th
n
wa tions w ld”
r
rela ic wo
m
a
Isl
Yusuf Islam
David
Milib
and
“I wanted
to do
something
fo
minority M r the
uslims
living in th
e West,
especially
in the UK
,
to bring u
p their
morale a
bit. They
need to b
e proud o
f
their relig
ion.”
form
Cat S ely
tevens
“Some
e
take e xtremists
lement
s
of th
e
script sacred
ures o
u
of co
ntext” t
Sami Yusuf
“A very short interaction
with a group of children
ultimately led me to have
long discourses about Islam
with Muslim scholars. A
great ripple had taken place
in my thought. I made failing
attempt to console myself
that nothing had happened
but I could not conceal
this fact any longer from
myself that at heart I had
converted to Islam. “
“If you wish to
pass, go ahead”
Yvonne Ridley
i
arir
H
l
ia A
h
a
B
ine
Jerma
n
Jackso
ed
Moham
ed
Al Fay
(former Taliban captive)
“We want
the entire
truth”
“Islam
is
far th by
e most
misund
er
religion stood
in the
world
today
thanks
to
centur
ies of
mediev
alpropag style
anda”
9
THE J
OURNE
Y
START
S
Potential Guests
Abu Hamza Al Masri
Abbud Al Zumar
Barack Obama
Hala Sarhan
Tariq Ramadan
Samira Saddam Hussei
n
Laura Booth
Tareq El Zomor
Wael Ghonim
David Cameron
Princess Badiya Bint El Hassan
Prince Al Waleed Bin Talal
Jehan Sadat
Hassan Nasrallah
Mahmoud Abbas
10
Khaled Meshaal
Reza Pahlavi
Pastor
Terry J
ones
Zaha Hadid
Geert Wilders
Mohamed Bin Hammam
Omar Bakri
ab
Amr Di
Wadah Khanfar
an
l Karm
u
Tawakk
Bakr Bin Laden
Sheikha Moza
Omar Bin Osama Bin Laden
Sacha Baron Cohen
Syri
an P
oet,
Adon
is
Fathi Terbil
t)
, Bora
(Ali G
ne
Ali Sadreddi
Ayman Mohyeldin
Bayanouni
Wafa Sultan
11
The Journey
EPISODE 1
The first challenge:
Confronting the entrenched forces of inhibition
to change.
Synopsis
FITNAH’S mission begins with a glance back to
the 70’s and 80’s, at the peak of the Islamist
extremist views in Egypt.
Featuring
The most famous and the longest serving
Islamist prisoners: Abood and Tarek El-Zomor,
Jehan Al Sadat, The Egyptian uprising facebook
hero, Wael Ghonim.
Questions to be explored
After 40 years of incarceration, are Prisoners,
similar to the protagonist of the film the
“Shawshank Redemption”, incapable of dealing
with the reality that surrounds them, or is a
dialogue with today’s Arab youth possible?
Will it be possible for today’s youth to cross
this time-warp?
12
ly
ect
dir haria
S
ram
rog Islamic e of t
p
r
rc r no
“Ou s that in sou
o
a
er
,
te
sta the m Wheth ensed oing
.
c
.
g
i
l
s
i
ion… ty is iya is even
t
a
l
r
,
legis he pa l-Islam ctions tes
A
a
t
e
l
d
i
a
e
ma the
and nts”
a
c
G
t
e
Al- ontes s our pend
n
e
c
to it mea as ind
if
run
will
“ I am on a mission to
confront and challenge
religious extremism
and have chosen one
of the most radical
Muslim extremist to
start the series
FITNAH”
Potential Ideas
rces of o
f
d
e
h
c
n
tre
ng the en
i
t
n
o
r
f
n
o
1. C
to change
n
o
i
t
i
b
i
h
in
e Islam?
m
e
r
t
x
e
e
Wahhabi Is ther
e
?
r
m
e
a
h
l
t
s
I
s
is
? I
2. What
ate Islam
r
e
d
o
m
a
Is there
s Islam!
i
m
a
l
s
I
ce!
Islam? Or
coexisten
r
o
e
l
g
g
tru
e West: s
h
t
d
n
a
m
hics
3. Isla
ics of et
s
a
b
e
h
t
d
ethics an
c
i
m
a
l
s
I
4.
der jihad
n
e
g
e
h
t
and
5. Body
ad
nd Muhamm
a
n
e
m
o
W
6.
and Islam
m
s
i
r
o
r
r
l te
st
7. Sexua
radise lo
a
p
r
o
e
s
adi
mised par
o
r
p
e
h
T
8.
religion
”
r
e
h
t
O
“
and the
y 9. Islam
od or obe
G
y
e
b
!
o
Islam:
among you
n
y
i
t
i
e
r
c
o
n
h
e
t
i
au
10. Obed
hose with
t
r
o
o d
a
m
Muham
Islam or t
t
s
n
i
a
g
a
rs
lim world?
s
rusades wa
u
C
M
:
e
y
h
a
t
d
o
r
t
fo
11. Wars
ic future
t
a
r
c
o
m
e
d
secure
the West
n
i
a
i
d
e
and M
e
12. Islam
ity of th
l
i
b
a
n
i
a
t
sus
s
ween the
t
e
b
he cleric
m
t
a
l
f
s
o
s
t
s
13. I
wi
and the t
n
a
r
u
Q
d
ning jiha
fi
e
d
e
R
.
4
1
lam
hts in Is
g
i
r
d
n
a
s
15. Dutie
in Islam
t
n
e
m
h
s
i
pun
rime and
c
,
m
o
d
e
e
am!
16. Fr
ra of Isl
e
w
e
n
A
g:
rab sprin
A
e
h
T
.
7
1
13
FITNAH Team
The Producer
Dr Yehia is the executive director of Right Start Foundation International, and he is one of the foundation’s trustees.
He graduated from the University of Cairo Faculty of Engineering with Honours, then he became one of the staff
members of the mechanical engineering departments in 1983. He had a PhD from the Imperial College London.
Dr Yehia is the chief executive of “Al Maktab AL Masri Al Hadeeth”, a leading publishing house in Egypt which has
contributed to publishing many books for pioneer writers and politicians in the Middle East. Dr Yehia himself published
his book titled “Encyclopedia of inventions: America plan to modernize Islam”.
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ed Yeh
m
a
h
o
Dr M
Dr Yehia contributed a lot to many of Right Start Foundation’s main projects as he is the founder of Life Maker’s
project. Recently he is the acting president of “Egypt the Future” party in Cairo.
Moha
Abdu med
l S m
ad
AbdulaS
am
ad
He has more than a 10 year experience in media production, acting as executive producer. His main works include:
Calling for Coexistence, Life makers, Bokra Ahla, Mujaddidun and Ma’a El-Tab’een.
Head of Pre-Production / Scriptwriter / Presenter
Dr Halla Diyab is an Award-winning scriptwriter, producer, broadcaster, director and women’s
rights activist born in the Middle East, educated, living and working in the UK. Dr Diyab’s
academic background includes a PhD in Drama specifically “the representation of minorities
in the American drama and films from (1940-1980)” from University of Leicester, UK, BA and
MA in Gender and Women Studies from University of Warwick, UK.
Dr
lla
Ha
b
ya
Di
She has been listed in Aliqtisadi Magazine as one of the most influential women in Syria for
2010. Her expertise ranges from TV presenting, to script and screen writing to producing
bilingual (Arabic & English) documentaries and entertaining TV programs including soap
operas, dramas, and cutting-edge social, historical investigations. She is also a commentator on
British Muslims and Middle East issues in UK media.
She featured in the Times,Asian Leader magazine, Leicester Mercury, and The Sunday Times.
She also featured in Middle East press and Spanish Lavanguardia , as well as holding various
spots on ITV Daybreak, BBC, SKY TV, BBC Radio 4 and LBC Radio to comment on Middle
East current affairs and women issues in relation to the Arab uprising.
TV Presenting
Dr Diyab has worked as a presenter on Egyptian talk show on Rotana Cinema from 20062008 “Lady of Ladies” as well as holding a regular guest spot on Egypt’s Hala Sarhan Show.
Recently she is presenting a weekly show on ANB TV in London.
The Project
Executive Manager
Khaled is the managing director of RSFI.
He is a graduate of the University of Cairo
specialized in Business Administration
and Accounting. He is the founder of
amrkaled.net. His expertise ranges from
multimedia project management to mass
communication and IT.
He managed several TV projects and
programs. He was the production manager
of Mujaddidun reality TV show, which was
broadcasted on Dubai TV. He also managed
some of Dr Amr Khaled’s media and TV
projects. Recently he is the project manager
of RSFI National Read and Rise Quran
Competition. He is also active on line
through social media, as he has his own blog
on which he publishes his poetic writings.
TV Credentials
Scriptwriter of “Ma Malakat Aymankum”, Future TV, MBC, Syrian TV (2010-2011) / Scriptwriter
of “Hur Alain - Heaven Maiden”, MBC, 2005 / Scriptwriter of “Killing the Jasmine”( LBC, 2007)
/ Scriptwriter of “The Fragile” (LBC, 2008) / Scriptwriter and Producer of “Sawa Ya Shabab”,
(Syrian TV, 2008) / Scriptwriter and Producer of “Wadi Hanifa: Journey of Change”(Saudi
satellite channel, 2010) / Scriptwriter, Film Director and Producer of “New Maps to Old
Treasure” (Al Jazeera TV, 2010) / Scriptwriter, Film Director and Producer of “Hyatt Medical
Centre” (Fundraising event, November 2010) / Scriptwriter, Film Director and Producer of
“Investing in Youth” (Fundraising event, 2011) / Scriptwriter of “Chiffon” (Mujan TV, 2011).
Awards
UN Award for Academic Excellence, UN, Best Poster Presentation in the area of Business,
Social Science and Arts at the University of Leicester Postgraduate Festival, William Ruddick
Scholarship, University of Leicester, Faculty of Arts , Best Drama Script award from the Ministry
of Media in Syria, Artist’s Achievement Award, presented by Mahmoud Abbas, President of
the Palestinian Authority.
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Kha kat
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Ryan
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Stot
Consultant Researcher
Ryan is a young researcher who
developed the competence and
confidence to act independently
to carry out research tasks
whilst maintaining a valued
position within the integrated
management system team.
Alongside successfully navigating
his way through a Sociology BSc
(Hons) from Loughborough
University and now in the
process of achieving an MA in
Research Methods from the
University of Nottingham.
Credentials
Consultant Researcher,
ADP Projects CIC Leicester
Research Assistant,
The National Institute of Adults
Continuing Education (NIACE)
Leicester
Consultant Researcher,
Nottingham Credit Union
Islamic Researcher
Faeeza Vaid
14
A British Muslim committed social scientist with experience of working on research
and projects investigating young people and women’s groups in varying contexts,
with an underlying human rights ethos. Faeeza has Masters in Socio-legal studies
and a second degree in Religious Studies from the University of Cape Town. She is
the founder and member of Sister 2 Sister; one of Birmingham’s non-profit women’s
organizations. She is also a mentor and speaker for the Mosaic Network - a Prince of
Wales Charities initiative. She is a member in advisory capacities of local, national and
international advisory groups and movements.
Awards
Awarded the ‘Youth in Community and Leadership’ award by the Universal Peace
Federation (UPF) and the Women’s Federation for World Peace (WFWP).
Awarded ‘Commitment to Lifelong Learning and Education’ award by Aston Pride,
funded by Birmingham City Council in 2010.
Awarded a place onto the Young Muslim Leadership Programme (August 2008) held
by The Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies and the Prince’s Charities.
Conclusion
Head of Production/Executive Director
Mohamed has been at E Producers Productions as Head of Production since 2005. Prior to this he was producer at
MBC TV for two years where he worked on, among other things, Al Takreer with Hussien Shobokshi, Liar Liar game
show, AL Magales AL Arabia, Cooking with (MBC presenters), Fear Factor Reality game show,Yallah Shabab. Since he
started E Producers he has worked in production of several reality TV shows such as; Khawater shab was a hit on
MBC and it is still running for 7 successful seasons, Fear Factor Extreme on Hayat TV, Ramiz around the world (season
1 and 2), Ramiz Kalb el Asad (Lion Heart) which was ranked as the first most popular TV show in Ramadan 2011.
Most E Producers projects have been broadcasted on MBC, Rotana, Iqraa, AL Risalah, Saudi TV and For Shabab TV.
Head of Post-production
Mohamed Noussier is the founder of Circle Post Production. With 15
years of experience in post-production industry in the Middle East,
Mohamed has a unique talent, energy, creativity and passion.
Mohamed directed several TV programs, commercials, and documentaries
for the most prestigious advertising agencies in the Middle East such as;
Fortune Promo 7, TBWA, BBDO, Leo Burnett, Promo Sign, Animation
Advertising . Mohamed’s main clients are Henkel, Coca Cola , Pepsi, Savola,
Vodafone, United Nation and many more, have relied on Mohamed
to direct commercials and corporate films. Mohamed’s biggest hit as a
director is Khwater (season 3 and 4), Ramez around the World (season
1 and 2), Pepsi beach competition, and Al Shabeeh.
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Joel is a young creative photographer with a Foundation Degree
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lighting equipment. He holds a valid press card and a full member of
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Advertising & Editorial Photographer – Insight Magazine Ltd,
Leicestershire Nov 2009-Present, Canon photographer,The Sunday Times
Newspaper,The Times Newspaper, Heat Magazine, Nuts Magazine.
EXHIBITIONS
Canon Pro Solutions Show, The Design Center Islington, London Oct.
2010, Indecent Exposure, Leicester City Center, 6th June – 20th June
2011, Allen & Overy 154th International Print Exhibition, Bishops
Square, London & Worldwide, 13th July 2011- 2012.
ACHIEVEMENTS & AWARDS
Runner Up - The Times/Canon,Young Photographer Of The Year
Selected Print - Allen & Overy 154th International Print award 2011
Coming Up Fast - The Royal Photography Society June 2010.
Project Councelor
Natasha is a British qualified psychotherapist
with 30 years experience in NHS in the
United Kingdom. As well as working in NHS,
she has also worked with clients in private
practise for over 14 years and helped
hundreds to be psychologically stable. She is
a member of the College of Psychoanalyst
in the UK.
She will be the program’s counselor and
will help in the psychoanalysis process of
the characters. She will conduct personality
tests, lie detector tests, body language
analysis and other tests which will help in
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15
A JOURNEY OF CHALLENGING
RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM
The journey of a group of
Muslim youths, in search
of a middle road through
MODERN ISLAM
2011 has been a year of momentous change in the Middle East. Calls for freedom have ringed out from the
barricades of Tahrir Square to the battlefields of Tripoli. However at the same time many divergent,
destructive and archaic views especially of the Islamic extremists have risen again to the surface, but
one critical, unanswered question hangs in air: What is the future of extremism in the region in the
light of the change? Are we facing a “unique” threat from a generation of home-grown terrorists?
Is extremism expected to blight the Western world for years to come and “will not go away anytime soon”?
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