Ayaan Hirsi Ali, whom I profile in Onward Muslim Soldiers and who is a hero of the resistance to jihad and defense of human rights, is also involved. Note that the outrage is all directed toward those who have "insulted" Islam, rather than against the mistreatment of women addressed by the film. From Expatica, with thanks to Ali Dashti and Susan:
AMSTERDAM — Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh was given police protection on Monday following the screening of a controversial and "insulting" film about the abuse suffered by women in Islamic societies.The writer of the film, Liberal VVD politician Ayaan Hirsi Ali, is already under police protection following earlier threats to her life.
Van Gogh said despite the shocking content of the film — which casts an accusing eye on the treatment of women in the Islamic faith — no threats were made against him, news agency ANP reported.
The English-language film Submission features four abused women in see through clothing who tell of their mistreatment by male members of their families. They say the abuse they suffer is sanctioned by the Koran. The women's' breasts are visible and anti-women texts from the Koran are written on their bodies.
Well, this sounds to me like an approach they would really go for in Holland, and I am not a European myself, but the core point is sound. After all, the Qur'anic translator Abdullah Yusuf Ali was so embarrassed by Qur'an 4:34 that he inserted the word "lightly" in parentheses after the direction to men to beat their wives, even though the word does not appear in the Arabic.
The idea for the film originated with Hirsi Ali, who has been strident in her criticism of the way in which the Koran sanctions physical violence against women. The MP has previously been forced into hiding after receiving death threats and is accompanied everywhere by armed bodyguards.The film is a fierce condemnation of the abuses of women in the Islamic faith, allegedly incited by verses in the Koran. Hirsi Ali said she wanted to demonstrate that the Koran itself advocates the beating of women and other abuses.
The outspoken Somali-born Dutch MP also said in the VPRO programme that she did not want to provoke anyone. Instead, she wished to stimulate thought and discussion.
The chairman of the Islam and Citizenship foundation, M. Sini., said he respected the right of the filmmakers to express their opinion, but he also said the film was an offensive provocation that was insulting for Muslims.
"You must place the equality of men and women up for discussion, but not in this manner," he said.
OK, M. Sini., then you do it. Open the discussion in a manner that you find appropriate. I'll be waiting right here. Meanwhile, recognize that you live in a free society and call the goons off Van Gogh and Hirsi Ali.
Let's see: Four "Muslim" women in see-through clothing, their breasts exposed, with Quranic text scrawled on their bodies. How could anyone consider this to be a gratuitous, anti-Islamic provocation? Clearly it's just another expression of Western Judeo-Christian love and tolerance.
The headline of this article has "sneer quotes" around the word "insulting" and screams out that the director of this vile film requires police protection from the savage Muslims. Yet burried in the text of the article is the statement that
"Van Gogh said despite the shocking content of the film — which casts an accusing eye on the treatment of women in the Islamic faith — no threats were made against him, news agency ANP reported."
Are even the bigots who post here not a little bit ashamed of this?
Allahu akbar
Left-wing artistis have been doing things like this to Christianity for years. Those who protest against it are accused of being "narrow-minded fundamentalists" and "uptight" by the leftists. Yet, let something like this be directed at Islam, and the leftists are all up in arms.
What's good for the goose is good for the gander, I say. As long as the leftists celebrate "Piss Christ" and its like as a "provacative and searing" work of modern art, then they can't really complain about Theo Van Gogh.
It would be nice if 'we' could see this film [or part of it], on the Internet.
I heard that they are trying to get it on air at the Aljazeera TV Network...
I smell an OSCAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reza - are you not ashamed of how your precious ideology sanctions violence against women? Your outrage, as usual, is foolishly misplaced.
It's a good sign that more and more people, including artists, are starting to speak out against the psychotic torture cult of Islam. Even my local newspaper, which normally deals with village fetes and charity events, recently ran an editorial that was strongly critical of Islam. More will surely follow, and then we'll be able to address the problem properly.
Nope. Not ashamed one iota. I'm reveling in it actually, Bud. Once the women manage to get away from your goons and wrest the gags from their mouths, the truth comes out. It always does.
Are you ashamed at how many innocents your homies have murdered in the last 100 hours?
Religion of Peace? The burden of proof is on you.
This is not new, but so true:
"Without this control of woman, Islam is dead in the water".
Go for it GALS! Show the world the truth about Islam and shocking way its women are treated...
Once someone has been brave enough to tell it as it is, a whole dam of suffering and protest will break through the dykes and Allah's finger will not be enough to stop this flood...
Reza!
You are a woman!
I've thought this for some time. Someone else on this board made the observation that your syntax was that of a woman. I just know that whenever I read your post I imagine a feminine presence. It's so nice of you to take up women's issues while you brothers google Western women.
hihi panos, you sexist intellectual, hehe...
but on the other hand, Reza does not realize what [she] is talking about, because [she] did not see 1 meter film of this project, so [she] has a [her] pre-set-reaction-program- programmed and activated, and that is a permanent problem whitin [her] self, I think. that is.
Note to 60 Minutes and similar programs: Not only is this subject timely, and involves the treatment of women, but the film was made by a descendant of the painter Van Gogh, who has been repeatedly threatened, in his own country, by Muslim immigrants. And Hirsi Ali is absolutely ravishing. So a very large audience, of both women and of men, is guaranteed. Time to book Hirsi Ali and Theo Van Gogh, to represent civilization, and a ranting imam or two, firing off fatwas, to represent -- well, something else.
Mr. Spencer or anyone else.....is there anyway any of us here can view this film???
Is it online somewhere perhaps?
Devon in Calgary
You will be able to see this film in a few weeks on the website of Theo van Gogh.
http://www.theovangogh.nl/indexc.html
Greetings,
Candlemass.
For those familiar with edonkey, you can find it here:
Submission (Part I)- Theo van Gogh - Ayaan Hirshi Ali - MPEG2.mpg