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The images of 9/11 or September 11th, 2001 sent shockwaves around the world; the unparalleled terror attack changed the international political system. There seemed to be a gulf opening up between the West and the Islamic World. The film describes the roots of modern "Jihad" and shows that its causes can be traced back to the political history of the near and Middle East since 1945.

During the First World War, the despotism and arrogance of Europe's colonial powers in the Islamic world was revealed once more. Particularly the British and Germans exploited the conflicts between Arabs and Ottomans for their own power interests.

Corruption, vice and a general decline in moral standards: the German monk Martin Luther wanted to establish instead a pure church with a pure faith ...

The period around 1100 AD was turbulent. The Crusades were triggered by the attacks by Islamic raiders on the routes by pilgrims heading for the Holy Land ...

The 13th century. After a dramatic and victorious campaign, Islam was the religion of many nations, from Spain to Indonesia. But there was no Islamic empire â just as there was no Christian empire.