The Feeling of Being Watched

شعور أنك مراقَب

Assia Boundaoui's documentary uncovering FBI surveillance of her Chicago Muslim neighbourhood in the 1990s and her lawsuit for the files.

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Muslim minorities under non-Muslim rule

Screening Room

Format
Documentary · Muslim history or life carries the story
Released
2018 CE · 1439 AH†
Countries
US
Languages
en (original) · ar (original)
Approach
journalism
Depiction of sacred figures
The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
Titles in other languages
The Feeling of Being Watchedشعور أنك مراقَب

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Overview

"The Feeling of Being Watched" is a journalistic documentary released in 2018, produced in the United States, directed by None. A documentary by Assia Boundaoui recording the FBI's surveillance of a Muslim neighbourhood in Chicago in the 1990s, and what her lawsuit to publish the surveillance files revealed. 1 2

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Directed by
Assia Boundaoui

People and things also explored

Babri Masjid· Integration and identity (al-indimaj wa-l-huwiyya)· The contemporary Islamic discourse — maturity versus reactivity· Patriotism, nationalism and Arabness — the boundary with Islam· Aljamia (aljamiado: Spanish written in Arabic script, and its literature)· The breach of the Granada terms and the revolt of the Alpujarras· Mudéjares· Native Deen

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  2. IMDb
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islam.museum contributors. “The Feeling of Being Watched”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/shu-ur-al-muraqaba-2018/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.

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Babri Masjid

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