Independent Lens Season 10 Episode 16 Recycle
- March 31, 2009
Zarqa is a city in Jordan, which is considered a hot bed of Islamic extremists. Abu Ammar is a veteran of the Afghan-Soviet War, who struggles with his 2 wives and 8 children to get by selling cardboard to a recycle plant. This documentary was shot over a 2 1/2 year period and tracks his falling fortunes; and also sheds the light on Zarqa's most infamous son, the notorious terrorist Abu Musab al-Zaqawi.
