Adam Curtis Films

The Power of Nightmares: Part 1. 'Baby It's Cold Outside' (2004x1)

Fecha de emisión: Oct 20, 2004

The first part of the series explains the origins of Islamism and neoconservatism. It shows Egyptian civil servant Sayyid Qutb, depicted as the founder of modern Islamist thinking, visiting the U.S. to learn about its education system, then becoming disgusted at what he judged as the corruption of morals and virtues in western society through individualism.