Rumor has it you are the best wireless operator in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force. Thank...
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Vera Atkins:
Rumor has it you are the best wireless operator in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force.
Noor Inayat Khan:
Thank you. I believe it's because I play the harp and the piano, and signaling is like music. There is a rhythm to it.
Vera Atkins:
Indeed. Noor, why did you join?
Noor Inayat Khan:
We all have to play our part.
Vera Atkins:
And what is your part, Noor?
Noor Inayat Khan:
Sorry?
Vera Atkins:
You were born in Russia to an American mother and an Indian father who was Muslim. A descendant of the last Mughal Emperor, I understand.
Noor Inayat Khan:
Yes. My father was a founder of the Sufi order in the West.
Vera Atkins:
And that is?
Noor Inayat Khan:
Sufism is an Islamic spiritual path towards God by the means of peace and truth.
Vera Atkins:
As are you, correct? A lover of peace and truth.
Noor Inayat Khan:
Of course.
Vera Atkins:
So why is this war your fight?
Noor Inayat Khan:
Because I am a British citizen and I grew up in France as my home. I cannot just stand by and let the Nazis do what they're doing.
Vera Atkins:
Is that all, Noor?
Noor Inayat Khan:
Well, actually, I also wish that an Indian would win high military distinction in this war, because, you know, if a few of us could do something brave in the allied service, it might bridge the gap between the Indians and the British.
Vera Atkins:
Now I understand. Noor, I called you here today because I would like to invite you to try out for a club unlike any other.
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my father was a founder of the sufi order in the west
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And that is
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Sufism is an islamic spiritual path towards god
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by the means of peace and truth
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As are you correct
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A lover of peace and truth
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of course
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So why is this war your fight
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Because I am a British citizen
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and I grew up in France
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It's my home
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I cannot just stand by and let the Nazis
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do what they are doing
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Is that all noor
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Well actually I also wish
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that an Indian would win high military distinction
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in this war because vou know if a few of us
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could do something brave in the allied service
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it might bridge the gap between the Indians and the British
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Now I understand
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Noor I called you here today
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because I would like to invite you to try out
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for a club unlike any other
Clip duration: 61 seconds
Views: 133
Timestamp in movie: 00h 13m 14s
Uploaded: 24 November, 2022
Genres: biography, crime, drama
Summary: In the beginning of WWII, with Britain becoming desperate, Churchill orders his new spy agency - SOE - to recruit and train women as spies.
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