Stripes of the Zebra

Open Doors Films. 45 minutes, colour.

What the Muslims say: "We will build two mosques for every church in Africa."

What the Christians say: "Please help us find Bibles so we can tell our friends about Jesus."

Here in all its dramatic and heart-wrenching reality is the plight of Christians on the frontier between Islam and Christianity.

Rashid, a Christian boy, is kidnapped by Arabs in a brutal assault in his village.

As he is dragged away, he hears his mother calling to him before she is shot: "Just as a zebra cannot change its stripes, so you cannot change who you are!"

But Rashid is first beaten and then "rescued" by a Muslim family and raised as their own son. As he grows and studies, he faces a successful future.

But Rashid's memories of his mother and brother call him to rediscover his true identity.

This film is not suitable for young children