28 Mar 2008

Geert Wilders' Film 'Fitna' [is released online]
www.themoviefitna.com, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Self-description: "Fitna is a film created by Dutch politician Geert Wilders that will offer a critical view on the world of Islam and the Koran. It is expected to be released on March 28 2008. The name comes from the Arabic word Fitna which is used in Islam to describe 'disagreement and division among people' or, a 'test of faith in times of trial'. [...] Wilders has said the film is literarily 'accurate' and will elaborate on verses from the Quran accompanied by documentary footage from the world of Islam. Wilders has called the film 'a call to shake off the creeping tyranny of Islamization'."
Site contents:
* What is Fitna the Movie; * Who is Geert Wilders; * Geert Wilders Speaks: Anti-Koran Film; * Documentary: The threat of radical Islam; * Documentary: Submission
[Supplementary information:
* BBC News 27 March 2008, 23:09 GMT - "Dutch MP posts Islam film on web - Dutch right-wing politician Geert Wilders has posted a controversial film critical of Islam's holy book, the Koran, on the internet. [...] The 17-minute film was posted on video-sharing website LiveLeak [http://www.liveleak.com/ - ed.]. Its planned release had sparked angry protests in Muslim countries. Dutch PM Jan Peter Balkenende said the film wrongly equated Islam with violence. [...] Dutch broadcasters have declined to show the production by 44-year-old Freedom Party (PVV) leader Mr Wilders, who lives under police protection because of earlier death threats."
SEE ALSO: # Profile: Geert Wilders 27 Mar 08 - Europe; # Dutch Islam film website 'shut' 23 Mar 08 - Europe; # Nato fears over Dutch Islam film 03 Mar 08 - South Asia; # Dutch Muslims condemn MP's film 24 Jan 08 - Europe; # Van Gogh killer jailed for life 26 Jul 05 - Europe; # Life of slain Dutch film-maker 02 Nov 04 - Entertainment.
FROM OTHER NEWS SITES # Telegraph - Dutch politician posts anti-Islamic film - 46 mins ago; # CNN - CNNDutch Film Critical Of Islam Posted On Web - 1 hr ago; # Daily Mail - Dutch embassies on high alert after politician releases film that 'attacks Koran' - 1 hr ago; FOXNews.com - First Reactions to Dutch Anti-Quran Film Are Muted - 1 hr ago; CBC - Dutch politician releases film calling for end to Islamic ideology - 2 hrs ago;
URL http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7317506.stm "
* Wikipedia - Fitna (film) - "Wilders released the movie on March 27, 2008 at 7pm local time on the video website Liveleak [http://www.liveleak.com/ - ed.]. The Dutch version of the movie received 1.6 million pageviews in 2 hours. The English version over 1.2 million in 5 hours. [...] 1 Release, 2 Content, 2.1 Themes, 2.2 Suras, 2.3 Factual errors, 3 Reaction prior to the release of the movie, 3.1 Reaction from the Netherlands, 3.2 International reaction, 3.2.1 Pakistan YouTube ban, 3.2.2 Fitnathemovie.com website suspension, 4 Reaction after the release of the movie, 5 References, 6 External links."
URL http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitna_%28film%29 - ed.]
URL http://www.themoviefitna.com/
Internet Archive (www.archive.org) - the site was not archived at the time of this abstract.
Link reported by: T. Matthew Ciolek (tmciolek--at--coombs.anu.edu.au)
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