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12-03-2004, 06:30 PM
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Muslims seek to block sequel to Dutch film
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
A small group of Muslims in the Netherlands is preparing a lawsuit to block a sequel to Submission, the movie scripted by a right-wing lawmaker and directed by a slain Dutch filmmaker, the group's lawyer said Thursday.
Member of Parliament Ayaan Hirsi Ali has been in hiding since filmmaker Theo Van Gogh was murdered on November 2 by an Islamic radical. A letter pinned to his chest with a knife threatened Hirsi Ali and vowed jihad against the "infidel enemies of Islam."
Hirsi Ali, a member of the Liberal party known by its Dutch acronym VVD, announced plans for a follow-up film on Monday. She has vowed to continue fighting for the emancipation of Muslim women.
Submission criticized the way women are treated under Islam, and was considered insulting by many Dutch Muslims. It showed virtually naked Muslim women in head scarves with verses from the Koran written on their bodies. They told stories of abuse and rape by relatives.
Attorney Robert Moszkowicz said in a statement his clients filed a suit "against Hirsi Ali in response to her plans to make a second film, called Submission 2.
"The suit will also seek to prevent Hirsi Ali from making unnecessarily hurtful or offensive remarks, or blasphemous statements, against Islam," it said. It accused Hirsi Ali of labeling Islam dangerous "without differentiating Islam from radical Islam."
The killing of Van Gogh, known for his provocative columns and movies, triggered debate about the limits of free speech in the liberal Netherlands. Justice Minister Piet Hein Donner even called for the revival of a 1930s law condemning blasphemy and hurtful language.
Hirsi Ali, 35, was born in Somalia but fled an arranged marriage and sought asylum in the Netherlands in 1992.
The November 22 issue of Newsweek, which contained images from Submission, was banned in Pakistan because it was deemed offensive to Islam.
Van Gogh, a distant relative of the painter Vincent van Gogh, was stabbed and shot to death. The chief suspect is Mohammed Bouyeri, a Dutch national of Moroccan origin, who faces charges of murder and membership in a terrorist organization.
Meanwhile, a top Lebanese cleric has urged Muslims in the Netherlands not to respond violently to the attacks provoked by the killing of van Gogh.
Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Hussein Fadlallah issued the call after being consulted by a Muslim Shi'ite body in the north Netherlands, the Imam Hussein Mosque Foundation. Fadlallah is the spiritual leader of Lebanon's 1.2 million Shi'ites and is respected by Shi'ites abroad.
In his fatwa, or religious edict, Fadlallah told Muslims in the Netherlands to face the attacks with "civilized dialogue, away from acts of violence."
"We call upon our sons and brethren to preserve public order in the good country that has hosted and provided them with the means of a decent living," Fadlallah wrote. A copy of his edict was faxed to The Associated Press.
Van Gogh's slaying sparked an outburst of violence between Islamic and Christian extremists in the Netherlands, a country known for religious and racial tolerance. Nearly 6 percent of the Netherlands' 16 million people are Muslims.
Muslim community leaders called for self-restraint, but extremists urged retaliation against a series of firebombings of mosques and other Muslim targets in the country.
The letter sent by the Imam Hussein Mosque Foundation said the killing had led to "a negative reaction that affected our Dutch community," according to a copy obtained by AP.
The letter acknowledged that Muslims had committed "illegal acts that are inconsistent with Islamic character and disrespectful of other people's sanctities."
I hope nobody makes her show in court considering they still want to chop off her head.
Muslims seek to block sequel to Dutch film
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
A small group of Muslims in the Netherlands is preparing a lawsuit to block a sequel to Submission, the movie scripted by a right-wing lawmaker and directed by a slain Dutch filmmaker, the group's lawyer said Thursday.
Member of Parliament Ayaan Hirsi Ali has been in hiding since filmmaker Theo Van Gogh was murdered on November 2 by an Islamic radical. A letter pinned to his chest with a knife threatened Hirsi Ali and vowed jihad against the "infidel enemies of Islam."
Hirsi Ali, a member of the Liberal party known by its Dutch acronym VVD, announced plans for a follow-up film on Monday. She has vowed to continue fighting for the emancipation of Muslim women.
Submission criticized the way women are treated under Islam, and was considered insulting by many Dutch Muslims. It showed virtually naked Muslim women in head scarves with verses from the Koran written on their bodies. They told stories of abuse and rape by relatives.
Attorney Robert Moszkowicz said in a statement his clients filed a suit "against Hirsi Ali in response to her plans to make a second film, called Submission 2.
"The suit will also seek to prevent Hirsi Ali from making unnecessarily hurtful or offensive remarks, or blasphemous statements, against Islam," it said. It accused Hirsi Ali of labeling Islam dangerous "without differentiating Islam from radical Islam."
The killing of Van Gogh, known for his provocative columns and movies, triggered debate about the limits of free speech in the liberal Netherlands. Justice Minister Piet Hein Donner even called for the revival of a 1930s law condemning blasphemy and hurtful language.
Hirsi Ali, 35, was born in Somalia but fled an arranged marriage and sought asylum in the Netherlands in 1992.
The November 22 issue of Newsweek, which contained images from Submission, was banned in Pakistan because it was deemed offensive to Islam.
Van Gogh, a distant relative of the painter Vincent van Gogh, was stabbed and shot to death. The chief suspect is Mohammed Bouyeri, a Dutch national of Moroccan origin, who faces charges of murder and membership in a terrorist organization.
Meanwhile, a top Lebanese cleric has urged Muslims in the Netherlands not to respond violently to the attacks provoked by the killing of van Gogh.
Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Hussein Fadlallah issued the call after being consulted by a Muslim Shi'ite body in the north Netherlands, the Imam Hussein Mosque Foundation. Fadlallah is the spiritual leader of Lebanon's 1.2 million Shi'ites and is respected by Shi'ites abroad.
In his fatwa, or religious edict, Fadlallah told Muslims in the Netherlands to face the attacks with "civilized dialogue, away from acts of violence."
"We call upon our sons and brethren to preserve public order in the good country that has hosted and provided them with the means of a decent living," Fadlallah wrote. A copy of his edict was faxed to The Associated Press.
Van Gogh's slaying sparked an outburst of violence between Islamic and Christian extremists in the Netherlands, a country known for religious and racial tolerance. Nearly 6 percent of the Netherlands' 16 million people are Muslims.
Muslim community leaders called for self-restraint, but extremists urged retaliation against a series of firebombings of mosques and other Muslim targets in the country.
The letter sent by the Imam Hussein Mosque Foundation said the killing had led to "a negative reaction that affected our Dutch community," according to a copy obtained by AP.
The letter acknowledged that Muslims had committed "illegal acts that are inconsistent with Islamic character and disrespectful of other people's sanctities."
I hope nobody makes her show in court considering they still want to chop off her head.