Production Company ORTV International
Commissioning Network Al Arabiya
Number of Programmes 1 x 45 minutes
Year of production 2008
More suicide bombers travel to Iraq from Morocco than any other country. This film explains the processes that transform ordinary young men into jihadis, and how their families have to cope. It features exclusive interviews with close relatives of several suicide bombers, including the widow of Karim Mejjati, a senior al-Qaeda operative who participated in the 2004 Madrid bombing.
In a major revelation, we visit a small Moroccan town never previously associated with terrorism. In the course of one afternoon we meet the families of three suicide bombers and their leader. He’s still at large, causing mayhem and recruiting jihadis to die in Iraq.
Filmed by: Bruno Sorrentino
Executive Producer: Christopher Mitchell
Facilities provided by Azimuth: Offline, Online, Audio Dubbing
Online editor: Stewart Duff
Dubbing Mixer: Luke Hatfield
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