The Journalist and the Jihadi: The Murder of Daniel Pearl

• Movies
• 2006-01-01
• EN
• Released
• 1h 20m
• Documentary

• 6.0
• 1

Storyline

This revealing documentary directed by Ahmed A. Jamal and Ramesh Sharma chronicles the series of events and opposing cultural forces surrounding the shocking kidnapping and murder of humanist and &NFi;Wall Street Journal&NFi_; reporter Daniel Pearl by radical Muslim militant Omar Sheikh. Interviews with Pearl's family, friends and co-workers, as well as conversations with U.S. and Pakistani officials, shed light on the motives behind the stunning tragedy.