1979 - The Year Of The Islamist Revolution

Overview

During the 1970s the Middle East was a battleground for the Cold War; liberal pro-Western forces battled with pro-Soviet Arab Nationalists and Baathists. But in 1979 a series of events – the Iranian Revolution, Egypt’s peace with Israel, the Mecca Mosque Siege, and the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan – contributed to a radical change in the mind-set of the region and its leaders. It was the start of the meteoric rise of radical Islam.

Created by Jonathan Hacker

Network

• ZDF
• ARTE
• ARTE

Seasons & Episodes

Cast

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  Ruhollah Khomeini

  Self (archive footage)

  2 eps

• Nabil Na'eem

  Self

  2 eps

• Mark Gregory Hambley

  Self

  2 eps

• Abdullah Anas

  Self

  2 eps

• Ali Al-Ahmed

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