Ali Shariati: The revolutionary thinker whose ideas changed Iran (2025)

This is the untold story of Ali Shariati, an influential Iranian scholar whose revolutionary ideas helped shape the ideological basis of the 1979 Islamic revolution. This documentary explores how Shariati’s radical interpretation of religious thought in the Shah’s Iran recast Islam as a revolutionary force against authoritarianism and repression – and inspired a generation that increasingly demanded change.

Released July 29, 2025 47 min None+

Genres: Documentary

Production Companies: Al Jazeera English

Country: United States
Production Country: Qatar
Languages: English