1979 - The Year Of The Islamist Revolution

Release date : 2022-07-01

Production country :

United Kingdom

Production company :

OR Media

Network :

ZDF,

ARTE,

ARTE

Status : Ended

Total Season : 1

Total episode : 2

Popularity : 0.4836

8 Total Vote : 1

Documentary

War & Politics

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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.