Stone Silence - 51 minute documentary - trailer

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Amina is stoned to death for infidelity. Before the dust has settled, her community - those guilty of her brutal killing - is already closing in on itself. A wall of silence now surrounds the village of Spingule, tucked away in a remote valley of Northern Afghanistan. Caught in the house of a man who was not her husband, Amina's sentence was to be stoned to death, and the village wasted no time in seeing that it happened. Through interviews with Amina's family and with her lover, this powerful and moving documentary pierces through the veil of shame and secrecy that now surrounds Amina's death.

The dramatic landscape of the Pamir Mountains is a haunting presence throughout this story. In Spingul, a man points to Amina's grave: 'We don't know if Amina had a heart attack or committed suicide.' Rumours of a stoning drew the media's attention to the case and a local Afghan government official sent clerks and doctors to examine the body. They concluded that the young woman had died of a heart attack.

Karim is the man accused of being Amina's lover. His family has also been branded by the scandal. Karim was beaten several times and forced to spend six months fleeing from the villagers' wrath. He denies any involvement with the victim but his voice shakes with fear. 'I don't know anything about the fact that Amina had some feelings for me. She had a husband in Iran. Her parents made up the whole story. I don't know anything about it.' His mother remembers how a delegation of mullahs came to seek her agreement for the punishment of her own son and of Amina. She refused, but she claims that the girl's mother was eager to consent.

In harsh words, Amina's mother condemns her daughter's suspected adultery. To her, this breach of Islamic law is a stain that can never be wiped off: 'She lost her path and left us irritated without honour. A thousand times I've forgiven those who have my daughter's blood on their hands.' Amina's mother knew that her daughter was unhappy and dissatisfied with her life, but she remains unsympathetic. In her eyes, she has deserved her cruel fate. Then she takes off her Burka, and for a brief moment the sorrow in her face contrasts with her pitiless words. In her stern Islamic world, respect for Allah's law takes precedence over personal feelings. In a revealing aside, the local mullah confirms her views: 'In Islam, there are no personal opinions. There are God's decisions and prophet's issues.'

Amina's parents were sentenced to six years in prison by the court in Argu. However, the police and prosecutor set them free even though the accused admitted that they had decided to stone her. The judge was irate: 'Where is conscience and responsibility? (...) Each case, which darkens our country and people is a tragedy. I can't tolerate that. You need to have a heart to improve our country.'

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[mrmetalgear2000]

@HalalKafir you're definitely right 101% bro!!! I couldn't disagree more!!! Islam if for blood thirsty heathens!!!!

[HalalKafir]

There has never been in the history of mankind a more fucked up cult than Islam!

It's 2011yet these people live like they just left the cave and behave like Neanderthals.

[sadfuk]

@MegaMailbox Strange.Muslims call armerica the great satan.

[Kinghornish]

@samim0the0king Why in God's name do we need historical sources regarding the horrors of Islam, the modern-day atrocities undertaken by the followers of this reprehensible faith group are there for all to see, be it Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan - or to even go further downmarket, lets then look at the goings-on in Yemen, Somalia and many other failed states across the Middle-East and North Africa. All Muslims are a bastardisartion of humanity, mutants at best - and despised accordingly.

[1barre]

May God heal you, get rid of your life issues, and guide you with love. Honestly no human being should suffer from that much hatred, dude do some yoga, go bird watching it heals the hateful heart. Btw not all of us come from the desert some of us are from snowy Minnesota!!!!! That was for Mrwilwak, and for everyone else learn Islam then say something!!! and what you read about it by someone who hates it doesnt count read OuR books and what they say!!!!! Ask a muslim what they believe.

[007CTHULHU007]

@samim0the0king That is ...if you can get into the faithfreedom website. Many islamic countries have banned it and if you are in one...that may be so. The first page gives a link to UNban the site no matter where you are, however...so that's good, but mostly an effort in futility to those already indoctrinated.

[007CTHULHU007]

faithfreedom dot o r g is a good reference site for you to read. I suggest you start there for your own religion's teachings on what I have stated. Evil deeds indeed. Pagan Moon god cult of islam...is evil.

[007CTHULHU007]

I could post so many examples that are sourced from your "holy" book(s).

You deny that female slavery was apart of islam? I can offer some examples of that. Hell I might have already posted them in my Channel Commentary. That's something you should read as well..my Channel commentary.He was a raping, murdering, thieving, slaver, bandit turned warlord. I judge islam by it's words and teachings.

You can find the "proof" by searching. Posting reference urls here is a pain in the ass..

[007CTHULHU007]

@samim0the0king Tabari VII:7 "The Prophet married Aisha in Mecca three years before the Hijrah, after the death of Khadija. At the time she was six." Ishaq:281 "When the Apostle came to Medina he was fifty-three." Tabari VII:6 "In May, 623 A.D./A.H. 1, Allah’s Messenger consummated his marriage to Aisha.

What does "consummated" mean? It means the first FUCKING/SEX after marriage basically. Yes he was a pedophile form islam's own "holy" writing.

[007CTHULHU007]

@samim0the0king He was a desert bandit. Do you deny this? What do bandits do? They murder, steal, rape. You can view my channel commentary to see what I think about the CULT of islam...and perhaps teach yourself something about it's origins if you look up the FACTS I mention.

Islam's "prophey/plagiarizer/bandit/ra­pist/murderer/theif" consummated his marriage to a NINE YEAR OLD CHILD. What is that if not fornication? FFS...grow some COMMON SENSE...and Logic.