Hajj to Mecca: The World’s Biggest Annual Religious Gathering Revealed
(1 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5)
Mecca, the birthplace of Islam, is the venue for one of the world’s biggest religious gathering. The Hajj is the ultimate act of devotion for the 1.2 billion people who practice Islam. It is an annual pilgrimage that is one of the 5 religious duties that every Muslim should perform. The event signifies solidarity and [...]
Muslems and Islam in Europe throughout History
(53 votes, average: 3.81 out of 5)
This BBC Documentary shows the development and history of moslems and islam in Europe over the last centuries. At the moment there is a difficult relationship betweeen christians, jews and muslims and over time there have been many battles between members of those different religions. But muslims also had a major impact on the technological [...]
The Story of God – How Religion and Faith changed over Time
(33 votes, average: 4.52 out of 5)
Life, the Universe and Everything. Professor Robert Winston examines the roots of religious beliefs in prehistoric societies and how humanity’s sense of the divine developed in different ways in different societies. This BBC documentary will describe particularly the divergence between religions that appear to tolerate a range of deities and those that present strict monotheism. [...]
Afghanistan – The Taliban Revolution
(21 votes, average: 3.52 out of 5)
This free documentary film is exploring the complex relations between the Taliban, Iran, Pakistan and fundamentalist Islamic groups operating in these regions. The documentary makes it clear that the Taliban have now turned their attention to Iran and have been fermenting trouble there. The Taliban take us to see Iranian hostages. Caught by the mujahadeen [...]
History of God in Different Religions – From Polytheism to Monotheism
(21 votes, average: 4.43 out of 5)
For thousands of years people believed in many gods, which is called “Polytheism“, but douring history, god transformed to a single unit – one “real” good instead of many gods was created. This form of religion is called “Monotheism“. But still people believe in “Saints” that kind of replaced the single gods by attaching certain [...]
Cat Stevens becomes Yusuf Islam
(30 votes, average: 4.20 out of 5)
Cat Stevens is one of the most popular artists in the music business of our time. He had many albums in the top 10 and sold millions of albums. But Cat Stevens got also famous for his transformation from Christianity over Buddhism, Hinduism and Numerology over the the religion of islam. He even changed his [...]
