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Menteri Dalam Negeri International reaction to Fitna consisted of condemnation in the Muslim community, a film Fatwā by Al-Qaeda against Geert Wilders, and attempts by Southeast Asian countries to censor the film. Indonesia, the most populous Muslim country, has conducted a ban on several web sites, such as YouTube, MySpace, Rapidshare and Metacafe, as directed by the film Film criticism Ministry of Communications and Informations. Geert Wilders film failed to generate much controversy in Iran although the government did express its outrage on the day of its release and conservative websites complained about it for a while. A second edition was released later. The Friends of the Party for Freedom (or PVV) foundation commissioned the film.
A Dutch Muslim expresses his desire to enact an honour killing, if his mother or sister commits zina, the Islamic concept of extramarital sex. It contracted a production company credited in the film as Scarlet Pimpernel Productions , a pseudonym adopted out of fear of reprisal. The exact nature of Fitna s release had been uncertain up until its official launch.
Westergaard has asserted that this infringes his copyright and is considering taking legal action against Wilders. Various Dutch people filed an official complaint against the film, after it was released. Approximately 17 minutes in length, the film shows selected excerpts from Suras of the Qur an, interspersed with media clips and newspaper cuttings showing or describing acts of violence and/or hatred by Muslims.
Wilders declined to do so, citing prohibitive costs. Having failed to successfully negotiate a transmission of the film with any Dutch television station, However, this was subsequently suspended (see below). On March 22, the Dutch Muslim Broadcasting Association (NMO) offered to air the film, on the proviso that it could be previewed for any possible illegal material and that Wilders would take part in a debate with proponents and opponents afterwards. Wilders released the film on March 27, 2008 on the video website Liveleak. Liveleak reinstated Fitna on March 30, after security upgrades offering increased protection to its staff had been implemented. A revised edition, containing a new cartoon in place of the contentious one, and a corrected picture of Bouyeri, was released on Liveleak on April 6. On 14 December 2008, a conference entitled Facing Jihad was organized at the Begin Center in Jerusalem. Prosecutors said that they could not appeal against the judgement and would open an investigation immediately. Jordan is preparing a criminal case against Wilders, noting that it might be considerable time before an indictment is issued.
draw a clear line, the court in Amsterdam said. Wilders denied this. One of the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons was included in the film without the permission of the artist, Kurt Westergaard.
This was due to concerns of the legality of its content and anticipated acts of terrorism. The only (law) Allah accepts is Islam. Headlines concerning assaults and death threats to former Muslims Ehsan Jami, Salman Rushdie and Ayaan Hirsi Ali are shown. The final Sura used in the film is Sura 8, verse 39: That was the literal translation provided in the film while the Arabic text mean fight them until there is no dissension & only god is the one who judge you by your religion President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran is quoted as saying: Ibrahim Mudeiris is seen speaking to a congregation.
Another condemns homosexuality, saying Islam considers something like that a crime. A postcard is shown, ostensibly from Holland, with pictures of mosques in place of visitor attractions, with the words Groeten uit Nederland (Greetings from The Netherlands) superimposed. Audio recordings that are said to have been taken from mosques in Holland show Imams denouncing political parties, worldly concepts like liberalism Finally, a succession of newspaper headlines are shown, containing stories related to Islam in the Netherlands, their views, actions, ambitions and politics. Ruder Finn has been distributing the film for free. During February 2009, Geert Wilders visited (or planned to visit) several European capitals to present the Fitna.
An unidentified Imam rises above the smoke and declares Allah is happy when non-muslims get killed. Stills taken from the 7 July 2005 London bombings show an exploded bus and the underground train. The next Sura, An-Nisa verse 56 Following this, a three year old Muslim girl, says that Jews are apes and pigs Child soldiers are shown holding guns in uniform. Sura 47, verse 4 Protesters are shown supporting Van Gogh s murder, warning others to heed the lesson or pay with your blood . Dutch newspaper headlines are reproduced, outlining intimidating threats of murder to prominent critics of Islam, Sura 4, verse 89 is heard, and translated here as: This is shown through a Vox populi: If someone converts to Christianity, he deserves the death penalty , which refers to the punishment of death for apostasy in Islam. There was an anti-Fitna demonstration, but just 30 people turned up and they were carrying signs that had nothing to do with the film. In response to the film on Sunday March, 30 an op-ed by the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, Maxime Verhagen, was printed in the Arabic Newspaper Asharq al Awsat.
A graph illustrating the number of Muslims in Holland since 1909 is shown against a background of Muslim women. On March 30, Fitna was restored on Liveleak following a security upgrade, only to be removed again shortly afterwards by Wilders himself because of copyright violations.
The Ruder Finn PR company organized the conference and set up the group s website, and are also actively distributing the film. He says: We have ruled the world before, and by Allah, the day will come when we will rule the entire world again! The day will come when we will rule America.
In the article, he asks of the readers to keep the head cool and the relations warm . An unidentified Imam declares: Islam is (more) superior than the Jews, than the Christians, than the Buddhists, than the Hindus.
The following day, Liveleak removed the film from their servers, citing serious threats to their staff. These were removed from the second edition. Also in the first edition of the film, and removed from the second edition, Part of a series on Controversies related to Islam and Muslims Islam · Muhammad · Qur an · Islamism Dhimmi · Eurabia · Islamism · Sharia Jihad · Pan-Islamism · Qutbism Apostasy in Islam Divisions of the world in Islam Islam and domestic violence Islam and antisemitism Islam and slavery Freedom of religion in Iran Homosexuality and Islam Islamophobia · Attitudes towards terrorism Islamic terrorism Muslim persecution of Buddhists Persecution of Bahá ís Muslim persecution of Christians Persecution of Hindus Wadda Ghallooghaaraa Chhotaa Ghallooghaaraa Persecution of Shia Muslims The Satanic Verses controversy Namus · Honor killings Death by stoning Ayaan Hirsi Ali · Irshad Manji Daniel Pipes · Philippe de Villiers Alexandre del Valle · Ibn Warraq Geert Wilders · Oriana Fallaci Robert Spencer · Theo van Gogh Afshin Ellian · Salman Rushdie Ahmad Kasravi · Taha Hussein Turan Dursun · Wafa Sultan Lord Pearson September 11 attacks War on Terrorism Mecca girls school fire Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons Qur an desecration controversy Beheadings of three Christian girls CPT hostage crisis Fox journalists kidnapping Egyptian ID card controversy Qatif girl rape case Flying Imams controversy French headscarf ban Knighthood of Salman Rushdie Pope Benedict XVI Islam controversy Sudanese teddy bear blasphemy case Muhammad cartoons Fitna (film) The Jewel of Medina Minaret controversy in Switzerland Fathima Rifqa Bary controversy Qur an Oath Controversy Titular Roman Catholic Archbishop of Kuala Lumpur v.
According to some experts, prosecution was unlikely to succeed, because Wilders took great care to stay within the law. In January 2009 the Amsterdam appeals court ordered prosecutors to try him for inciting hatred and discrimination, based on comments by him in various media on Muslims and their beliefs . He was barred from entering the UK, but his film was nonetheless shown in the House of Lords.
According to various members of the government, Wilders had told in previous conversations about his intentions to tear parts out of the Qur an and setting them on fire. Wilders juxtaposes a newspaper headline Cabinet: no ban on burqa against a Muslim woman fully covered up.
Some verified headlines are: The film ends with a hand seen gripping a page of the Qur an and a call to action from Wilders to defeat “Islamic ideology”, likening it to Communism and Nazism. The following Suras are mentioned in Fitna in order of appearance: The first edition used copyrighted Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons without permission. In a democratic system, hate speech is considered so serious that it is in the general interest to.
Consequently, the film argues that Islam encourages - among other things - acts of terrorism, antisemitism, violence against women, violence and subjegation of infidels and against homosexuals and Islamic universalism. Wilders also presented Fitna in Rome (13 Feb 2009).
He urges the need of dialogue, instead of provocation, as a means to bridge the differences between cultures. On April 1, a debate was held about the film in the Dutch parliament. Those present included Geert Wilders, Arieh Eldad, Robert Spencer,Itamar Marcus, Daniel Pipes, Shlomo Sharan and John David Lewis.
The Dutch press centre Nieuwspoort offered to release the film, on the condition that Wilders would pay for the increased security required during the press conference and the weeks after it. By and large, Fitna elicited indifference among the general public.
The day will come when we rule Britain and the entire world! The final segment of the film deals with issues related to Islam in the Netherlands, under the heading: The Netherlands under the spell of Islam . An unidentified person claims that The mosque will be part of the system of the government of Holland , in an apparent refusal to accept liberal democracy. Dutch foreign affairs minister Maxime Verhagen has ordered an analysis of the risks faced by the MP, noting the possibility that Wilders, while abroad, could be arrested and deported to Jordan at the latter s request. On 12 February 2009, Wilders was denied entry to the United Kingdom after being invited by the Lord Pearson of the United Kingdom Independence Party to show his film in the House of Lords. On March 28, a film was released by the Arab European League, named Al Mouftinoun.
During the conference the film Fitna was shown, it was distributed to all conference participants, and it was announced that the film would be shown in several European parliaments. The film demonstrates that the Qur an motivates its followers to hate all who violate Islamic teachings.
A large part of the film details the influence of Islam on the Netherlands. The Arabic title-word fitna means disagreement and division among people or a test of faith in times of trial . On March 27, 2008, Fitna was released to the Internet on the video sharing website Liveleak in Dutch and English versions. called Savages and Terrorists is currently in pre-production and is reported to provide a fresh, broader and more peaceful perspective on similar issues. Wilders has stated that he plans to release a sequel to Fitna . .
The press releases to promote the showing in both cases was done by Ruder Finn. The film shows a selection of Suras from the Qur an, interspersed with newspaper clippings and media clips with The Arabian Dance and Åses død as an underscore. Wilders said the 15-minute film show how verses from the Qur an are being used today to incite modern Muslims to behave violently and anti-democratically based on those verses. The film starts with a warning to the viewer that the film contains very shocking images . Suras are juxtaposed to video clips of Imams stating Islamic teaching, and videos of violent atrocities committed in the name of Islam, including major terrorist attacks. The first Sura of the film, Al-Anfal verse 60, is translated as: Footage of the September 11 attacks is shown, followed by the Madrid train bombings. Mr Wilders said the judgement was an attack on the freedom of expression .
In this debate, the government and Geert Wilders accused each other of lying about facts of their previous communication.
