Both advocate violence as a means to overthrow an oppressive regime. In navigating through the historical underpinnings of these Maghreb nationalist groups, one sees a philosophical commonality between decades-old Fanonian revolutionary thought, and current anti-Western Salafist ideology. In analyzing the threat of AQIM, one must take into consideration the reasons why a global terror organization would be receptive to limited regional nationalist Islamist groups in North Africa, and vice versa. Despite all its global rhetoric, AQIM has not fully transcended its local dynamics, between its Algerian strongholds and its Saharan Sahel hideouts. But it is deeply rooted in a long and complex history of political violence in North Africa, including the recruitment “Afghan” volunteers in the 1980s, the civil war raging in the 1990s, and the more recent crisis of salafi-jihadist terrorism. I highly recommend this as a must-watch.Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) was founded in 2007 as the latest offshoot of the global jihad.
A very very strong show, and I really hope they can bring a second series to air with a different bent to it, but a second series would be a really big challenge to top or equal this first. The directions and mis-directions to keep you guessing do not under-estimate the intelligence of the audience, nor try to spell out every detail so it does require some attention, but is all the better because of this. The cast is well chosen, and they do way more than just deliver their lines, a result that draws you in and keeps you guessing.
The length of the series is short but perfect, not overly drawn out, nor rushed towards the finish line. I am not sure I could leave it a full week between episodes, each episode had me wanting more. The show is strong enough to be either binge watched and hold your interest throughout, or to watch in a series of mini-binges (e.g. Strong acting, well written dialogue, strong acting and direction.
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