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Ashbal, Children of ISIS


Catalogue Number:  A259-017
Producer:  ARTE France, Memento
Producers:  Arte France, Memento
Producing Agencies:  ARTE France, Memento and G.E.I.E
Subject:  Canadian World Studies, Criminal Justice & Law, Documentary, Global Studies, Guidance, Social Sciences, Sociology, World History
Language:  English
Grade Level:  9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin:  France
Copyright Year:  2017
Running Time:  52:31


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The members of the Islamic State call them “lion cubs.” They are between 4 and 16 years old. They’ve spent many months in military and religious training camps where they were subjected to brainwashing and abuse. Some have managed to escape and are now living in Turkey or in Europe.

Children of ISIS is a rare documentary that captures their stories. These witnesses describe life in the Islamic State’s military and religious training camps for children. They recount what they saw and heard, what they felt, and what they had to do in order to come out of it alive. Female recruiters and instructors talk as well, seconding the young deserters ‘statements.

Also available in French: Ashbal, les lionceaux de Califat


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