1979 - The Year Of The Islamist Revolution(2022)

series - first aired/released 2022-07-01 - audience 8.0

Documentary, War & Politics

Directed by Jonathan Hacker

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.