My Brother the Islamist

My Brother the Islamist

2011, Religion  -   179 Comments
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Barking, East London, patriotic crowds gather as a regiment of soldiers from the 1st Battalion of Royal Anglians return home from Afghanistan. The author of the documentary, Robb Leech, is there to see a soldier too.

But he's not in the British Army. In fact he really hates the Army. He hates freedom and democracy. He thinks women should be covered up in public and that they should be stoned to death for adultery.

But this man isn't a radical militant from the mountains of Afghanistan. He's no ordinary Muslim. He's a white, middle class, 27 year old from the seaside town in Dorset. He's also Robb's stepbrother.

Rich and Robb are both from Weymouth. They were born and raised there... in a typical seaside town. Rich left for London and didn't come back. Robb stayed, preferring being on the beach. Just a while ago, Robb could have never imagined how their lives would take such different paths.

Rich is supporting the concept of Jihad, as a part of being a Muslim. He fully submits to the one who created him. He says that if you got the full fate you're obviously prepared to give up your life and do whatever else in order to prepare for the judgment day. Rich changed his name to Salahuddin, although Robb have always known him as Richard.

Robb's dad married Rich's mom in 1992 and they were close while growing up. Rich being older than Robb, he looked up to him, but after his move they grew apart. Their family holiday to Cyprus in 2008 was the last time he saw Richard. They shared a room and talked late into the night about God and the Universe. He was clearly looking for something and a year later he'd found it.

Robb came across an article about radical Islamist, Anjem Choudary, someone who believed in imposing a worldwide Islamic state and dubbed as the most dangerous man in Britain. Four paragraphs down was Richard's name and the name of their hometown Weymouth. He'd become one of the Choudary's newest converts. Rich talked about his willingness to fight and die for his beliefs, his hatred of the West and his desire to impose Sharia Law and make Britain an Islamic state.

Even now their family is still struggling to come to terms with it all, and that's why Robb made this film, to help them understand. So why didn't Rich just become an ordinary Muslim? Why he has turned his back on the world he grew up in? Will Robb ever reconnect with his extremist stepbrother?

Directed by: Robb Leech

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iris
iris
6 years ago

It is a form of hypnosis. It is not unusual for actors, in Hollywood, to go into a character but not all come out of it. Renee Zelweger is an example and used this as a platform to do, "Nurse Betty," Renee could do about 100 characters. John Weismeller had to be placed in a special holding cell for seniors as he thought he was, "Tarzan". People literally murdered during movies when playing either the bad guy or good guy. Movie, "Remember"...was based upon a Jew hunting Nazis realizing, at the last moment, he was the Nazi he was hunting. BUT, the story was based upon an actor that acted in a Nazi/Jew movie. He was NEVER in Israel nor Germany nor out of the USA and had to be taken to the studio still in place after all those years. And, they killed on this set. Things on, The Walking Dead, got out of control and Laura Holden was screaming, "This is a set, you are doing a movie." Israel, the child with the many coats of colour. Israel, is JERUSALEM, NOT ISRAEL. According to the law of Moses, ONLY THE FIRST BORN COULD LIVE IN ISRAEL...all others had to go and live outside the perimeter. The Koran was a translation that was translated by many people. We have Abraham and Moses, four thousand years ago, you don't think that the translators made mistakes or added their own opinions. The Vatican has a bookcase just for Bible translations and they also have the proof that translators added on their own opinions to give the readers the, "right direction". But, here is a 2000 - 3000 old written opinion found in the Proverbs, "You must stop the judges that are set to execute and you must ask them why...and you must learn the truth." GOD did not give anyone the right to execute without finding out the truths first, and this is the problem with the terrorists...they do not follow the laws of the ancients. The newspapers are to blame as well as they literally invented people like "Isis". And, what is the English name of this Isis that never existed and did not live outside of North America? Oh....hhhh...but now we have an Isis. Most of those claiming to be said Islamic terrorists were not even Islamic...cousins to the Israelite Jews. Those jailed in Canada, for example, were they not Portuguese? So, these terrorists filmed, was the filming in Islamic countries or North America? Just too many outsiders not having Jewish nor Egyptian dna.

Geert
Geert
7 years ago

Doesnt like freedom ? He s enjoying freedom to try spread his hate-beliefs.

Odel
Odel
7 years ago

Ghadafi was also a thug a dog a heinous creature who was suppressing his people and doing weird things. He deserved to be

Odel
Odel
7 years ago

They are thugs, they are not real muslims. Rich (Salahuddin) is also a thug and agent of MI6. They are just to malign Islam. If you want to see the real face of Islam, please study Rumi (Mawlana Jalaluddin Balkhi)

Habib Ali
Habib Ali
9 years ago

You can not separete man from their book. You are is what you read! Brutality, suicide, jihadist, shariah nation, stoning people, caliphate, hatred, kuffar words are words jump out from that book. The more you read that book the more violence you are.

Saltanat
Saltanat
9 years ago

The guy who was selling perfume is handsome... What is his real name?

ALLAPICHAI RAWTHER
ALLAPICHAI RAWTHER
10 years ago

Islam does not force violence. The Holy Quran says "...Laa Iqraaha fiddheeni....." which means there is no compulsion in religion. In another chapter it says,"...Lakum dheenukkum valiya dheen..." which means, " you (non muslims) have your way (religion) and we have our way." Islam does not oppose peaceful co-existence of people belonging to different faiths. In Saudi Arabia, there are more than 10 lakhs of non muslims living for generations. Only a few people think that this religion should be followed by everybody in their country and it is their duty to spread it at any cost. Unfortunately Islam is the most misunderstood and misinterpreted religion.

Gordon Phillips
Gordon Phillips
10 years ago

..evolution..evolution..evolution.. the drums are getting louder. Get out of religion while you have the chance. I'm living proof you don't need to be worshipping apparitions to live a good and long life.

Scooby Dooby
Scooby Dooby
10 years ago

I am an American Catholic and a strong believer in God. My God is one of love, I love all of God's children including Muslims. I would never intentionally put any negativity into this world. I do not stereo type Muslims and no that not all are extreme Jihadists. Whatever your religion is though it should be between you and whatever God you believe in. You should not force religion upon anyone no matter what people brainwash you into doing. Religion should be morally enriching and killing people, stereo typing people in the West, and attacking nations should not be included in any religion. You should strive as a person to never hurt anyone and only put positivity into the world. You should volunteer and give back to the world. If we all just love each other and ignore bigotry some prophet told you to have for others the world would be much better off. One love!

Ex-muslim
Ex-muslim
10 years ago

I am from Afghanistan and was born and raised in a Muslim family. I had always had doubts in my belief as a Muslim, but could not express it openly to anyone because of the fear of being ridiculed. Like anyone else i always had the curiosity about the meaning of life and how everything came into being. One day i decided to learn about Islam and other religions and tried to understand whether Quran, Bible and other religious books really and actually were words of god. In the process of my search for the truth i was keeping an open mind to everything i was coming across. I came to the conclusion in the end that religion in general as a concept is nothing but an outdated philosophy of our ancestors and their naive perspective and understanding of life and the purpose of life.
I think in primitive tribal societies at the time, religion was a good tool used to make rules and orders in the society and to a certain degree it was an attempt to find peace and harmony. But like any other ideologies it got corrupted and it brought greed, wars and bloodshed with it which defeats the object of what it was intended for . In the 21 century, we have come a long way and religion has no relevance in our societies any longer. We have replaced religious ruling institutions with the democratic parliaments and replaced different religious sects with democratically elected political parties, who set the rules and regulations and set punishments for those who commits crimes proportionate to what is perceived moral and humane in accordance to international law and human rights organisations and so on...furthermore, science has replaced the philosophy and science is the only method to rationally and evidently explain the complexity of life and the universe not religion and philosophy,
Ignorance is not an excuse, we should all educate ourselves and leave behind the old fashion ideologies which don't serve any other purpose in our lives, except hate and prejudice towards one another.

Al Hajri
Al Hajri
10 years ago

well,, i feel the person made the this movie was attempting to ruin the muslim picture,, he only chooses certain parts of the scenes to make this misleading film,, unfortunately,

Truth Speaker
Truth Speaker
10 years ago

To get rid of these all violent thoughts, either adopt way of life (Hinduism) or follow Buddism.

Jarrad Hurley
Jarrad Hurley
10 years ago

Wake up. Hes not 'far from the normal convert'... THIS is Islam!... those who are moderate aren't living true Islam

Nissa
Nissa
10 years ago

wow.... poor rich

Guest
Guest
10 years ago

I am muslim and living in Europe , i am also against
to this group radicale extreme muslims. This group is also
against to Liberal , Democrat Muslims.
For them are liberal , democrat muslims not good. They think that only the muslims like them are the best muslims.
They respect also not the Western socieity where they life.
This group that are saying that they want Sharia in UK or another EU country , they are against to Democrasy and everything what is with democrasy. I think that this group that want SHARIA in UK and another country''s must be DEPORTED to them country where they can life peacefull the SHARIA life that they want. EUROPE is a open socieity , but this GROUP of people have nothing to give anything for a country , they give only problems , also for another muslims that are normal living in the socieity. They want all the good chances , good financial life , good healtcare , good education but they are totally against to the system and to democrasy. What i see is when Western people like this brother is MUSLIM , in the most time they are total radical muslim like this documantary , but there are millions of liberal muslims living in Europe and are also muslim but not living so extreme and radicale. The Government must deported this little group to the country WHERE they want life them SHARIA life and so have the country no problems. This is nothing about racisim , this kind of group people have nothing to give to a WESTERN socieity ,
Like this docu , this good family lost his child , brother to this radicale and extreme group , its so hard for this family and they broke this family.

Vexst Junglist
Vexst Junglist
10 years ago

my brother does snowboarding, simuler in many respects, he made some good freinds.

hotdog
hotdog
10 years ago

There is no any religion needed if people would have a common sense

systems1000
systems1000
10 years ago

The reasons most religions have been unsuccessful in bringing peace on Earth good will toward man,is because they never go beyond sex.Like heads and tails,sex is just the other side of the coin of violance.

Sean O'rourke
Sean O'rourke
10 years ago

moderate muslims please take this suggestion. Listen to the tao te ching there is an audiobook on youtube

Faisal
Faisal
10 years ago

us Muslims have been told to do Jihad ONLY in the state of combat and war, not just for the sake of aggression and killing others. My message to Salahudin is: in the Qura'an, Allah has advised Mohammad (pbah) to be kind to others who are non-muslims (I don't like to call them Kafirs) by saying "...if you (Mohammad) been rude and thick hearted with others ,they sure will adjourn from around you..." Surat Al Imran page 71 verse 159...

I really wish the better for you

and the guy who did the documentary I say to you: not all Muslims are like Salahudin. I live in Makkah and a sure you we all are NOT like him in here..

Gadea
Gadea
10 years ago

Your brother made his choice.

Ramon Roman
Ramon Roman
10 years ago

For 2000 years a particular religion has been preaching what its so called holy book says, the same way the other religion wants to force every one to convert. But little by little science has been advancing and enlightening the minds of people who wants to find the true answer for the laws that rule the universe.
In the next 2000 years, both of these religions are going to be stuck and repeating the same nonsense like parrots, while Science in the next 2000 thousand years is going to open the eyes of the people of the future and all these insane beliefs, I hope, will be the oasis of all these who share ignorance and not the reality of what surround us.

Guest
Guest
10 years ago

religion is cancer. chopping on your penis really? If god really exists, Why would god give you that extra skin? just to get it cut off? why would he give you two hands and then bar you from using the left? Oh that's right because this religion is brainwashing, and it is not true. You moderate Muslim's should abandon your faith entirely. The only semi religious book I will ever be interested in is the tao te ching, and even still I don't accept it as some be all end all. Taoism, Buddhism have interesting idea's much more sane then any of these monotheistic religions. The best part is you don't have to cut your penis to be interested in something that is more of a philosophy then a religion. Also we are the descendants of apes, and the methods of science were able to go far beyond these philosophies. Islam is cancer

Rachid Talal
Rachid Talal
10 years ago

"We are all eager to accuse and judge others in order to avoid being accused or judged ourselves " Albert Camus : Literature Nobel prize winner .

Rachid Talal
Rachid Talal
10 years ago

The west must acknowledge its historic imperialistic and neo-imperialistic history of today and yesterday in creating muslim dissent and extremism .
Blame it on yourselves , guys . Or on your own criminal governments , to be more precize .
Well, those governments were elected ones, i presume, so.

Folks, try to deal with your own demons first before condemning those of others , i must add .

See how your terrorist states have been behaving all these years and centuries worlwide, including in the so-called islamic countries .

One should also make the difference between religious extremism and religious legetimate resistance against western and israeli imperialism ...

Edward Said was so right in saying that the west had created its own projected images of the east ....

Instead of dealing with your own demons, you also prefer to project them on others .

Way to go, folks .

P.S.: Islam is not the problem, some muslims are and western governments are ...so.

Those western governments are the problem thus and they are your own responsibility because you presumebly had elected them

All this s*it is the product of geo-politics , economics and balance of power , folks + all this shit is the product of western and israeli imperialism , domination, injustices ....

The product of your imperialistic paternalistic racist Eurocentrism.....

Percy
Percy
10 years ago

As soon as I heard Choudary's name I thought another MI5 asset.

Kevin
Kevin
10 years ago

This whole thing felt like Ali G Goes Al Queda.

Md Sabri
Md Sabri
10 years ago

AL QURAN , Injil , Taurat , Zabur comes from ALLAH.

Rachid Talal
Rachid Talal
10 years ago

Richard the so-called convert to islam is most probably an MI5 or MI6 agent to infiltrate those dumb muslim extremists, i guess.
People do not change totally as he seems to do .
I don't know for sure ,but it's a probability ,so.

dmxi
dmxi
10 years ago

the situation of feeling hopeless in a complex world with all ist fallacies & temptations,leading to distress & anger,is never a good basis for one's own soul search in a foreign belief system (masked as the true religion)....believing, due to it's minority being a worthy advessary of one's own cultural counterpart,will produce a satisfying life solution;will painstakingly lead to the moment when the search will take on a different direction like life always does....& the past will be peer reviewed with a blushed face.....as in :"what the hell was i thinking?"!

Wayne Siemund
Wayne Siemund
10 years ago

This is really no different from the youth movement of fundamentalist Christianity in the US. That same self aggrandizing superiority of the group image. The same narrow focus on ritual and rhetoric.

Rachid Talal
Rachid Talal
10 years ago

If those muslim idiots clowns would even try thinking of imposing sharia law in any so-called islamic country even , they would be instantly disposed of = an understatement .
They are so unrealistic , unislamic and stupid ...

They should be psychoanalyzed ....

Try to find the roots of their behavior in their psyche , in their socio-economic circumstances ....then.

Rachid Talal
Rachid Talal
10 years ago

Islam must not be imposed to people=basic islamic teaching .

And even if those muslim freaks really wanna impose sharia law to Britain, as they say at least , they will never be able to do such a stupid unislamic and especially totally unrealistic thing : see the balance of power they do not seem to take into consideration .

And even if islam , someday ,say, would become dominant again, just for the sake of disscussion then , islam is severly and extremely against getting imposed to people .

So, those muslim lunatics are very wrong from the reality standpoint , from the perspective of the current balance of power in the world and from the standpoint of islam himself they pretend to serve ...

I think thus that their stupid behavior and words must be interpreted from the socio-economic and psychological point of view ...not from the islamic one.

Rachid Talal
Rachid Talal
10 years ago

I think that that Richard so-called convert to islam might be an MI5 or MI6 agent to infiltrate those extremist muslim groups : just an idea , i do not know for sure .

Reminds me of some jewish so-called converts to islam who were shouting in NY after the 911 that non-muslims must be terrorized , killed ...

Very suspicious folks .

So, folks, please do watch these surreal guys in the video with a critical mind , especially in these deceptive full of lies times.

Rachid Talal
Rachid Talal
10 years ago

What a bunch of scary ignorant primitive backward , dumb , intolerant ...lunatics freaks really are these muslims , islam has not much to do with .

I am a muslim myself. and i am deeply ashamed by them .

I happened to watch " Warm bodies " movie the day before ,and believe me when i tell you that i identified them with those infected blood suckers in the movie : i thought i was watching that movie again when i was watching this video ,really .

I think that we , the moderate muslims , should unite with the decent western people in order to defeat both our extremists and yours , both our governments and yours , as the message of "warm bodies " go .

Universal love is certainly not just a christian or humanistic value , it's an islamic one also , so .

MalOdour
MalOdour
10 years ago

Religion is a form of mental illness just like gambling and can never be stopped and we will never have peace.

JESSE
JESSE
10 years ago

I find it interesting that when Rich is under a bit of pressure in Waywerth that he says " you're entitled to your beliefs" when in reality he wants to take those beliefs away and impose Sharia Law.. Islam is evil. PERIOD

Rachid Talal
Rachid Talal
10 years ago

I wonder why people always make this stupid and terribly populistic unscientific non-sense mistake stereotype while approaching a great religion such as islam :

islam= muslims or islam = some or just 1 muslim's behavior .

Silly really .

Muslims' behavior should be tested by the sources of islam, folks, not otherwise , not the other way around .

It would also be stupid to judge judaism or christianity for that matter by the behavior of some christian or jewish lunatics fanatics , don't you think ?

What if atheism = the behavior of a given atheist ? Wrong assumption of course .

Do not forget that this is the time of muslims ' decline, not islam's .

See how muslims were in the golden time of islam that will return in the future .

So, most current muslims are certainly not representative of islam .

A long story thus .

John Oswald
John Oswald
10 years ago

Sad story of one man going nowhere, actually he was sentenced to 6 years in prison April on terrorist related charges.

As for the 17 year old he should look in the mirror and have a good look. I felt sorry for his mother who was trying to make the best of it, but you could see that she is worried sick by the whole situation. The only thing is that this was filmed two years ago, and we can only hope that he has grown up, and seen the error of his ways and grown up.

dmxi
dmxi
10 years ago

"well,it's allah'n 'at,innit?" - soft spoken words of wisdom shared by a true spiritual soul with peace in his heart.

DegenerateFTW
DegenerateFTW
10 years ago

I actually sympathise with the feelings about the degradation of our society. Our moral compass as a people is horribly skewed. Is this the way forward though? Of course not. It's just bitter people reacting in extreme ways. I couldn't take the main two lads seriously in the slightest I'm afraid. Spouting 'Inshalla' at every given opportunity just seemed to destroy their credibility. They seem to know a lot more about how to hate or disrespect non-muslims than they know about Islam itself. I'm sure it involves more than cutting off your foreskin, handing out leaflets, growing a beard and learning a few 'keywords'.

fhade
fhade
10 years ago

Religious people are always mocking and disrespecting god by putting words into His mouth and accusing him of thing he probably never did... let god speak for himself. Stop choosing random scripture to your leaders liking, packaging it as koran and forcing those papers into gods mouth Show some respect to your own god at least.

When god want to say anything he will say it loud and clear.

Why do muslims show extreme disrespect toward god by mutilating the perfect penis god gave them and cutting of the perfect hair and nails their god gave them.

Bozman419
Bozman419
10 years ago

The carnal desire to want a virgin in place of an experienced sex partner is gross!!? I remember when i was young and was with a girl for her first time... Lets just say sex is alot better these days. To be looking forward to 72 virgins says something about a man. ie: He should be in jail.

I AM POP SLAG.
I AM POP SLAG.
10 years ago

Totally insane people, Richard is well...hes barry from 4 lions isnt he?
"we got people playing musical instruments!- women talking back!"

David Bruce Powers
David Bruce Powers
10 years ago

Muslims, Christians, Jews, et al----All theists are deluded believers in fairy tales. Wake the F up... This is the 21st century. Peace and Love to all from a spiritual Atheist with a capital A.

dufas_duck
dufas_duck
10 years ago

If a male Muslim gets 72 virgins when he dies, what does a female Muslim get when she dies???

Your Name
Your Name
10 years ago

Lack of spirituality, higher purpose, and meaning of existence is the reason people are drawn to movements like this. We live in a world of material abundance, comfort, and technological advancement, but our souls are starving. Its the main cause of mass shootings, bombings, drug abuse, alcoholism and mental issues in the western world. Living in a profit motivated and consumer society has its drawbacks. I can understand his motive for joining Islam, but fighting fire with fire is not going to work. This is just plain age old wisdom. Every person can change the world for the better, by doing a little bit on their part, and it doesn't involve joining any religion, or club, or organization. If you want more kindness in the world, be kind to others. If you want more compassion and understanding, be compassionate and understanding of others. If you want love, then spread love, and so forth, and so forth...That is all it takes. Like Gandhi said "Be the change, you seek in the world", or something like that.

Lenny
Lenny
10 years ago

Everyone needs to see this.