The taking of ajmal naqshbandi is a featurelength documentary that. Naqshbandi is the subject of the aptly titled documentary fixer. The taking of ajmal naqshbandi from some hosts that allow this. In 2007, twentyfouryearold ajmal naqshbandi, a journalist and fixer, was captured alongside italian reporter daniele mastrogiacomo by the taliban in afghanistan. Dreamland spent time in afghanistan with journalist christian parenti and his fixer, ajmal naqshbandi. The taking of ajmal naqshbandi and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. Watch full episodes of glenn martin, dds and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. Fixer focuses on the relationship between an afghan translator, ajmal naqshbandi, and his american client, the war journalist, christian parenti. Olds won best new documentary filmmaker 2009 at the tribeca film festival for the film. A version of this article appears in print on march 9, 2010, section c, page 4 of.
We at barang films recently had a screening of the 2009 documentary, fixer. Hi all, i saw a very interesting hbo documentry called fixer. Ajmal naqshbandi is a young journalist and translator regarded as afghanistans best fixer. Ajmal naqshbandi, an afghan who worked with visiting reporters, was kidnapped and. On this date in 2007, the taliban beheaded hostage. Ian olds documents an interpreters fate in afghanistan.
Ajmal naqshbandi, christian parenti, daniele mastrogiacomo, naqeeb sherzad, nawab mohammad, teru kuwayama release date. Taliban fighters beheaded reporter ajmal naqshbandi in the garmsir. Their deliverance here stands in sad and sharp contrast to the first scene in fixer. The documentary focuses on the 2007 kidnapping and murder of a 24yearold afghan who was hired by foreign journalists to help gather news stories. The taking of ajmal naqshbandi 2010 english cinema, trailer, video clips, fixer. Make your movie list and get blurays and dvds conveniently delivered to you with free shipping both ways. The taking of ajmal naqshbandi is the story of one of the thousands of silhouettes who roam warzones every day so that we, thousands of miles away, can grasp what is happening on the frontline of wars that affect life on this continent too. It is a chain in which each scholar was given ijazah or permission for dhikr of god by his own teacher or pir to transmit the knowledge he had received to the next generation of students in the traditional manner of sufi transmission. On this date in 2007, the taliban beheaded hostage ajmal naqshbandi, an afghan fixer who arranged local contacts for foreign journalists. Documentary captures a fixers harsh reality committee to. The naqshbandi way of dhikr the naqshbandi haqqani sufi. Alternatively you can use torrent sites or various legal sources like netflix, itunes or amazon prime. Stream peer zulfiqar ahmad naqshbandi latest urdu bayan, a playlist by urdu bayan from desktop or your mobile device.
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To learn more about how to save videos to your computer, you can read our help topic. Ajmal naqshbandi, christian parenti, daniele mastrogiacomo, naqeeb sherzad, nawab mohammad, teru kuwayama. Hopefully in the future our contributor horizons will only. The film follows ajmals work with journalist christian parenti. This intimate portrait of two colleagues at work shifts dramatically when ajmal is kidnapped along with an italian reporter. This is an ideal learning resource for those who cant read arabic script. With aid from both italian and afghan governments, mastrogiacomo was. Ajmal announces that he is safe because he is in the hands of fellow muslims, in the hands of islam. The taking of ajmal naqshbandi is a documentary by ian olds that shows the kidnapping of italian journalist daniele mastrogiacomo and interpreter ajmal naqshbandi and the events leading to the release of the former and. The taking of ajmal naqshbandi, floridas 8th congressional district. The taking of ajmal naqshbandi, tells the story of one of these locals in afghanistan. Apr 18, 2011 ajmal naqshbandi and an italian reporter were captured by the taliban in afghanistan, but while the journalist was spared, he was killed.
The taking of ajmal naqshbandi is as unsettling and complex as the. Fixer tells the story of the afghan war through one. The taking of ajmal naqshbandi 2009 starring christian parenti and ajmal naqshbandi on dvd and bluray. The taking of ajmal naqshbandi, directed by ian olds, uses the relationship formed between an american journalist and his interpreter to. This gripping, tragic story is a behindthescenes look into the dangerous and unseen world that happens before we get the news. The taking of ajmal naqshbandi, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2010. Apr 18, 2011 the documentary focuses on the 2007 kidnapping and murder of a 24yearold afghan who was hired by foreign journalists to help gather news stories. His work includes facilitating interviews with taliban fighters. Peer zulfiqar ahmad naqshbandi latest urdu bayan by urdu. Since 1998, dvd netflix has been the premier dvdbymail rental service. What begins as an intimate portrait of two colleagues at work turns dark when taliban fighters in southern afghanistan kidnap ajmal and an italian journalist during a dangerous trip to interview a.
A new documentary airing monday night on hbo, fixer. A naqshbandi book of devotions contains a transliteration of all five daily prayers along with audio recordings. August 17, 2009 ajmal naqshbandi, an afghan who worked with visiting reporters, was kidnapped and killed by the taliban in 2007. The taking of ajmal naqshbandi is a featurelength documentary that follows the relationship between an afghan interpreter and his client, american journalist christian parenti. The death of a young afghani hired by western journalists is removed from the newspaper margins and put front and center in docu helmer ian olds unflinching fixer.
Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing fixer. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below. Rent ajmal naqshbandi movies and tv shows on dvd and blu. Naqshbandi was one of afghanistans best fixers someone hired by foreign journalists to facilitate, translate, and gain access for their stories.
By juxtaposing scenes of laughter and friendship with video images of kidnappings and beheadings, hbos fixer. This month, we welcome contributing watcherwriter john lichman into the foldhooray. This is an intimate portrait of two colleagues at work. The taking of ajmal naqshbandi gledajte filmove s titlovima besplatno. Gledajte online film besplatno na 720p 1080p hd videozapisima sa radne povrsine, prijenosnog racunala, prijenosnog racunala, tableta, iphonea, ipada, mac pro i jos vise. In 2007, the taliban kidnapped 24yearold ajmal naqshbandi and an italian journalist. The taking of ajmal naqshbandi 2010 pelicula completa espanol kidnapping, taliban. The taking of ajmal naqshbandi tribeca film festival.
The naqshbandiyya order became an influential factor in indomuslim life and for two centuries it was the principal spiritual order in the indian subcontinent. No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to fixer. A naive young man assumes a dead mans identity and finds himself embroiled in an underground world of power, violence, and chance where men gamble behind closed doors on the lives of other men. First off, im very fascinated about afghanistan, a land i have wanted to visit ever since i saw the movie kabuliwalahowever after watching this doc, trust me i dont think i will be able to step foot in that landat least not in the near future. Ajmal naqshbandi, an afghan who worked with visiting reporters, was kidnapped and killed by the taliban in 2007. A fixer is someone hired by foreign journalists to translate, navigate and gain access for their stories. Videos of taliban beheadings are the unthinkable side of home movies. In response to the murder of ajmal naqshbandi in afghanistan we have started a fund for the families of fixers killed or injured while working with the international media. Fellowhostage daniele mastrogiacomo wrote this book about the ordeal. Naqshbandi was one of afghanistans best fixerssomeone hired by foreign journalists to facilitate, translate, and gain access for their stories. It tells the story of ajmal, a young afghan journalist, translator and coordinator working for american journalist christian parenti.
Eleven principles of the naqshbandi sufi order i have copied this page from the haqqani foundation website because of the importance of these principles to the naqshbandi order and because the background of the page on their site made it difficult for me to read. The taking of ajmal naqshbandi, a featurelength documentary that follows the relationship between afghan interpreter, ajmal naqshbandi and his client, american journalist christian parenti. Part of the hbo documentary films series 09, mondays at 9pm. After the screening, i moderated a panel that featured director ian olds and naqeeb sherzad, a close friend of ajmal, shown at left. The taking of ajmal naqshbandi is a documentary by ian olds that shows the kidnapping of italian journalist daniele mastrogiacomo and interpreter ajmal naqshbandi and the events leading to the release of the former and the murder of the latter by the taliban. Cradled by a haunting soundtrack, ajmal naqshbandi lends a human face to a political tragedy so grand we may prefer to disengage. After the screening, i moderated a panel that featured director ian olds and naqeeb sherzad, a close friend of ajmal. This section contains downloads of documents and audio files.