The Netherlands government tried to defuse Muslim anger after the release of a film by a Dutch lawmaker that accuses the Koran of inciting violence and shows an image of the Prophet Mohammad primed to explode.Islam critic Geert Wilders launched his movie on Thursday evening. Titled “Fitna”, a Koranic term sometimes translated as “strife”, it intersperses images of the September 11, 2001 attacks and other Islamist bombings with quotations from the Koran.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUKL268605320080328Dutch MP’s anti-Islam film gets barbs, cheers on YouTube [AFP]
Snippets of an Islam-bashing film by Dutch far-right MP Geert Wilders were causing a stir Thursday on YouTube, where they triggered cheers and barbs among thousands of viewers.Wilders made good his pledge to post a controversial film critical of Islam on the Internet and the video quickly spread from British video-sharing website www.liveleak.com to globally popular YouTube.
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http://news.smh.com.au/dutch-mps-antiislam-film-gets-barbs-cheers-on-youtube/20080328-224p.htmlDutch await reaction after MP releases film on Qur’an
Dutch MP Geert Wilders released a film critical of Islam yesterday, setting verses of the Qur’an against images of terror attacks. The 15-minute film, entitled Fitna – strife or division – was posted on the internet, and shortly afterwards segments were rebroadcast by TV channels.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/28/netherlands.islamDutch MP Geert Wilders posts explosive anti-Islam film on web
A far-right Dutch MP released a provocative film about the Koran on a British website last night, a move that is likely to provoke violent repercussions from angry Muslims around the world.The 15-minute “documentary” juxtaposing images of Islam’s holy book with the 9/11 terror attacks and other bombings was posted on the internet by Geert Wilders, leader of the small right-wing Freedom Party, after weeks of heated debate in the Netherlands about the project.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article3636049.eceThe Fitna farce
Geert Wilders’ film, Fitna, fails to interest or provide insight, making one wonder why it aroused so much attention in the first place
Comment by Ali EterazI just watched Dutch right-winger Geert Wilders’ film, Fitna, The Movie. He had promised it would be too shocking, too frightening, too disturbing – and much of the world was holding its breath in a morbid, anxious wait for its release. The media feared rabid violence by those Muslims.My initial reaction is a yawn. I blame production. The soundtrack is Tchaikovsky’s mellow classical piece called “Arab Dance”. Quick tip to future demagogues: when trying to incite riots, try not to use musical pieces that are based on Georgian lullabies. Quick tip to future Islamophobes: when trying to demonise Islam, try not to use elements of western culture that are inspired by Arabs and Muslims as that reveals that Muslims have contributed positively to the world.
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/ali_eteraz/2008/03/the_fitna_farce.html
Dutch fear anger as anti-Koran film hits Web
The Netherlands government tried to defuse Muslim anger after the release of a film by a Dutch lawmaker that accuses the Koran of inciting violence and shows an image of the Prophet Mohammad primed to explode.