The ViewPoint
The ViewPoint
ON SCREEN:
B-roll of an excited audience with announcers voice heard.
ANNOUNCER (O.S.)
A whole new viewpoint is live with
your hosts Alliah Alliah, Noor
Sackett, Amina Navidi, and Iman
Razavi.
INT. VIEWPOINT TABLE - DAY
ALLIAH (Loudmouth), IMAN (Sassy hand-talking wildcard), AMINA
(Stoner blonde) and NOOR (conservative) sit around a communal
table in hijabs, faces partially shown except for NOOR.
ALLIAH
Hello everyone and welcome to the
viewpoint, as always praise be to
Allah for allowing us to be here as
women to discuss the things Allah
asks of us...under limited
supervision.
On the side, MOHAMMAD holds an AK, signaling them to get on
with the show.
ALLIAH (CONT’D)
So ladies, what should we talk
about today?
Mohammad clears his throat and camera pans to him holding a
cue card that reads ISIS.
ALLIAH (CONT’D)
(defeated)
Ahh yes ok then. Soo it seems ISIS
has been doing quite well lately.
They all talk about ISIS like it's a sports team.
IMAN
Really?! Idk, I feel like they've
been slippin the last couple
battles.
AMINA
Yes, it's true...
Amina looks ditsy.
NOOR
No! They're doing much better now,
they took Mosul again!
IMAN
(unenthusiastic)
Uhh Mosul again!?
ALLIAH
Ahh yes and it only took them three
days this time!
AMINA
Woooow.
IMAN
That's fast for them, almost as
fast as my husband marries other
women.
Someone throws a rock at her face for blaspheming her
husband.
Iman gets the hint and looks defeated.
ALLIAH
Uhh yes, anyway they got some new
leadership at the company level and
now they're flying through towns
like nobody's business.
NOOR
You know it all comes down to good
leadership. You put the right
people in charge and they're going
to make things happen.
Everyone agrees, the audience claps, and they start to feel
empowered (daydreaming). Mohammad senses their hope and yells
at them in Arabic. They stop their dreaming and proceed.
ALLIAH
So let's bring out a woman who
knows much more than we do, but
still not more than a man, here she
is, the first female soldier of
ISIS.
All of the women look jealous.
ALLIAH (CONT’D)
Please welcome, Ayesha Taylor.
AYESHA, White female in camouflage joins the group. She acts
cautiously with every word.
AYESHA
Hello.
Mohammad looks excited. All the ladies seem shocked she's
fair skinned, but still revere her.
ALLIAH
Umm hello, Ayesha, I'm sorry I
wasn't expecting the uhhh...white.
AYESHA
Yes I know it's a bit odd for me to
be in ISIS and be from Connecticut
but you know, Allah works in
mysterious ways...
Ayesha nervously laughs then darts to the door. She is
stopped and put back in her chair by Mohammad.
NOOR
So how is ISIS treating you?!
AYESHA
(on the edge of tears)
They are the best! They feed me
sometimes, I get to go outside from
time to time, and in between the
beatings and rapings they are real
sweethearts. Oh my look, an
infidel.
Ayesha points to nothing, camera follows it then turns back
and sees Mohammad carrying her away screaming. All the girls
are unfazed.
ALLIAH
So, I almost forgot to tell you
guys.
We hear a gun shot. The girls stop for a second then regroup.
ALLIAH (CONT’D)
I've brought with me a surprise.
AMINA
What!?
Alliah pulls out a drivers license.
IMAN
Oh woooman, you did not!
All the women look really excited except for Noor.
NOOR
We must burn it immediately!
Noor moves to grab the ID and Alliah stops her.
ALLIAH
No no no Noor, it's ok, it's ok.
Isn't it wonderful!?
Noor inspects it as if it's something out of this world.
NOOR
Your picture looks very plain and
dull.
ALLIAH
Aww, thank you.
AMINA
So like what kind of car are you
getting?
All the women look up day dreaming of beautiful cars.
Mohammad sees their optimism and clear his throat. He glares
at Alliah.
ALLIAH
(relectant)
Umm I would get a Ford Ex...
A wrench hits her in the head.
ALLIAH (CONT’D)
Ford Ranger, to help with resupply
while my husband is on a jihad.
Mohammad nods in approval.
ALLIAH (CONT’D)
We take now a commercial break.
FADE OUT.
INT. VIEWPOINT TABLE - DAY
Everyone sits at the table with ABDUL, more academic than
terrorist.
ALLIAH
Welcome back everyone and now it's
time for another guest. I am so
excited to have today a man whose
been on Al Qaeda's best seller list
for 10 weeks in a row! With his
amazing and inspiring novel Eat,
Pray, Kill. Please welcome Abdul
Abdullah.
Abdul sits awkwardly.
ABDUL
Thank you, thank you everyone. You
all have very domesticated eyes.
All the ladies seem flattered.
IMAN
Told ya he was a charmer.
Everyone laughs.
ABDUL
Silence!
Everyone shuts up and it gets awkward for a few seconds.
ALLIAH
(clears throat)
So Abdul, you are one of the
leading authors within the
terrorist community with such best
sellers as Bomb Making 101, Suicide
and You, War in Pieces, and
screenwriter for how to kill a
grunt in 10 days and twilight.
ABDUL
(humble)
Yes.
ALLIAH
How do you come up with all this
genius?
ABDUL
I really don't think of this as
genius, our prophet has given me a
divine gift and I channel his words
through my writing, there is no
thought, just do.
IMAN
So you're saying you don't come up
with any of these books!?
ABDUL
These are the Prophet Mohammad's
words, he uses me as his vessel to
get the truth out!
Abdul affirms his thought with an Arabic saying.
AMINA
Wow, even Twilight?
ABDUL
Especially Twilight.
NOOR
Incredible! Well I want to talk
about your new book Eat, Pray,
Kill, can you tell us about it?
ABDUL
Indeed, Eat, Pray, Kill is part
cookbook,
(drops his hardness)
my eldest wife makes the best
hilal, we have recipes for beja
fry, chicken biryani, and hummus
made from goat anus, delicious...
AMINA
Mmhhhm Anus.
ABDUL
Yes, yes also I include my favorite
calls to violence from the Quran
such as "and kill them wherever you
find them", "kill for me, kill",
and "if you wear a dress and have
an animal sidekick, you're a
princess".
ALLIAH
Oh wow.
NOOR
Beautiful.
ABDUL
Yes, the last one was from Moana
but I think the message is pretty
clear.
All the girls nod in agreement.
ALLIAH
Amazing! Well thank you so much for
joining us today Abdul, where can
your followers and newly
brainwashed recruits be able to
find this revolutionary book?
ABDUL
A limited signed release will be
dropped from the heavens in
Afghanistan and the rest will be
available on Amazon.
NOOR
Ohh I could only hope to get pelted
with such divine scripture.
A copy of the book nails her in the head. She is hurt for a
quick second, then looks up sincerely.
NOOR (CONT’D)
Oh, thank you.
ALLIAH
Ok, well stay tuned because after
the break Abdul will join us for
our hot terrorist pick of the week!
Commercial break.
ALLIAH (CONT’D)
Hello everyone welcome back. Now
our hot terrorist of the week goes
to Razi Almurrahani for his
execution of the Tazheldi bombings.
All the women look like they're about to orgasm.
ALLIAH (CONT’D)
Wait ladies, check out these
numbers 257 deaths, 564 casualties,
including at least 4 U.S. Citizens,
one of which was in the military,
but he died of a heart attack.
NOOR
That one still counts!
All three girls are shivering.
ALLIAH
Oooh, I think I might need a
flogging break
AMINA
Yes me too.
IMAN
Ugh Allah, why can't we masturbate!
Iman gets shot in the forehead with a 3 round burst and drops
dead. The women look at her shocked, then look up at
Mohammed, who is holding his AK.
ALLIAH
Well, thank you for watching the
ViewPoint.
Mohammad has seen enough and storms to wrangle up the girls
for execution. They all head offscreen pretending to be
confident. Amina is crying, Noor turns to her.
NOOR
Don't worry Amina, Allah will
protect us.
Everyone heads off screen and the set is left with Abdul
sitting there alone. 3 AK shots are heard and then a new
group of four women come out wearing head to toe hijabs. We
hear the announcers voice come on.
ANNOUNCER (O.S.)
A whole new viewpoint is live and
it starts now.
FADE TO BLACK.
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