Living Islam - Vol. 3 "Struggling with Modernity" BBC Documentary (1993)

The West often associates Islam with technological backwardness, religious intolerance and a savage penal code. Is this justified? Or should the concept of 'modernity' be seen in the context of the Third World and a fundamentally different world view? This program looks at the tensions within Islamic states as they attempt to make their laws and practices compatible with the Twenty-first Century while remaining true to the spirit of faith. Presented by Akbar Ahmed.