an Islamic theocracy Islam vs. Islamists: Voices from the Muslim Center" and its companion documentary, "Muslims Against Jihad," tell the story of courageous anti-Islamist Muslims in Western Europe, Canada and the United States and the extraordinary challenges they face in taking on adherents to the theo-totalitarian ideology known as Islamism. What is happening to these moderates – who are being ostracized, bankrupted, intimidated and in some cases, threatened with death – offers critical insights into the dangers that both they and non-Muslims are facing. These films by acclaimed Director/Producer Martyn Burke also suggest steps that can and must be taken to help empower the anti-Islamist Muslims in the struggle for their faith.

in the filming of what was to be a straight  forward war documentary, a French Medecins Sans Frontiers doctor said in an interview “No-one sees this war. People like us are the only witnesses” Martyn Burke then convened a meeting with the production company and on the basis of this statement changed the title and the style of the film to reflect the testimony of the few westerners who were inside Afghanistan during the fighting. Smuggled through Waziristan into the mountainous Afghan area around Khost, Burke trekked up mountains and rode in the back of trucks packed with Afghan fighters who had the disconcerting habit of stopping to pray in the most dangerous combat areas.