Synchronicity
A converted Muslim woman Fatima Ba narrates her ordeal of how she once wanted to become a nurse but was abducted from her home and manipulated by religious vanguards, turned into an ISIS terrorist and…
Synchronicity
A converted Muslim woman Fatima Ba narrates her ordeal of how she once wanted to become a nurse but was abducted from her home and manipulated by religious vanguards, turned into an ISIS terrorist and landed in Afghanistan jail. Fatima Ba (previously Shalini Unnikrishnan), an ex-Hindu woman from Kerala narrates her story of being converted and induced to become a suicide bomber working for ISIS. The narrative chronicles the story of two more Non-Muslim nursing students from Kerala who are used as the perpetrators of communal "jihad." The film explores the toolkit of luring innocent youth (especially women) into committing acts of terrorism by systematic brainwashing, substance abuse, sexual exploitation and illegal trafficking across borders and also the inherent problem with exclusionist religious fanatics of Islam. —moviegoer Fatima is accused of being a terrorist and caught on the Afghan -Iran border during the interrogation she revels that her name is Shalini Unnikrishanan and from Kerala who was brain washed into becoming a terrorist.Shalini lived with her mother and grandmother in Kerala who went to study nursing in the city and met three friends Nimah Matthew,Gitanjali and Asifa.The three girls bonded well and Asifa who belonged to a Islamic Jihadi group would always tell them that there is only one religion and one god in the world and people who wont believe him will not attain salvation.Asifa along with Abdul and Rameez creates such situation among the girls that out of fear Shalini and Gitanajali start to wear Hijab and start to believe that no other god exits.While Nimah who feels something fishy decides to spend less time with the group and parts away.Shalini becomes pregnant with Abdul and is forced to accept Islam but Abdul flees as per the plan and she is forced to marry Ishaq believing secure future for her and her kid.But what Shalini does not know is that she will be illegally deported across many borders and taken to Syria to become a suicide bomber. —alex.mjacko@gmail.com
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A converted Muslim woman Fatima Ba narrates her ordeal of how she once wanted to become a nurse but was abducted from her home and manipulated by religious vanguards, turned into an ISIS terrorist and landed in Afghanistan jail. Fatima Ba (previously Shalini Unnikrishnan), an ex-Hindu woman from Kerala narrates her story of being converted and induced to become a suicide bomber working for ISIS. The narrative chronicles the story of two more Non-Muslim nursing students from Kerala who are used as the perpetrators of communal "jihad." The film explores the toolkit of luring innocent youth (especially women) into committing acts of terrorism by systematic brainwashing, substance abuse, sexual exploitation and illegal trafficking across borders and also the inherent problem with exclusionist religious fanatics of Islam.
—moviegoer Fatima is accused of being a terrorist and caught on the Afghan -Iran border during the interrogation she revels that her name is Shalini Unnikrishanan and from Kerala who was brain washed into becoming a terrorist.Shalini lived with her mother and grandmother in Kerala who went to study nursing in the city and met three friends Nimah Matthew,Gitanjali and Asifa.The three girls bonded well and Asifa who belonged to a Islamic Jihadi group would always tell them that there is only one religion and one god in the world and people who wont believe him will not attain salvation.Asifa along with Abdul and Rameez creates such situation among the girls that out of fear Shalini and Gitanajali start to wear Hijab and start to believe that no other god exits.While Nimah who feels something fishy decides to spend less time with the group and parts away.Shalini becomes pregnant with Abdul and is forced to accept Islam but Abdul flees as per the plan and she is forced to marry Ishaq believing secure future for her and her kid.But what Shalini does not know is that she will be illegally deported across many borders and taken to Syria to become a suicide bomber. —alex.mjacko@gmail.com.