At a glance

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Modern conflicts Wars and campaigns

Screening Room

Format: Film · Muslim society as setting
Released: 2015 CE · 1436 AH†
Countries: PL · BG
Languages: pl (original) · en (original) · ar (original)
Approach: journalism
Depiction of sacred figures: The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable

Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.

Overview

A Polish film about the siege of the Karbala municipal building in 2004 during the Mahdi Army uprising, told from the perspective of the Polish soldiers. ¹ ²

People and things also explored

Black Gold· Farha· Payitaht: Abdülhamid· Omar· Damascus Time· Al-Madina Souq, Aleppo· Ahl al-Harb (the people at war with the Muslims, their status and the rules that govern dealings with them)· Anfal (spoils and the other gains taken from the enemy, and their divisions)

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islam.museum contributors. “Karbala”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/karbala-2015/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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Black Gold

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