Muhammad

[Paddy]

Anti-Islam movie sparks riots in Egypt; angry mob kills American in Libya | The Times of Israel

A movie attacking Islam’s prophet Muhammad sparked assaults on US diplomatic missions in Libya and Egypt on Tuesday. A Libyan security official reported an American was shot to death as protesters burned the US Consulate in Benghazi, and in Cairo, protesters scaled the walls of the US Embassy walls and replaced an American flag with an Islamic banner.

These were the first such assaults on US diplomatic facilities in either country, at a time when both Libya and Egypt are struggling to overcome the turmoil following the ouster of their longtime leaders, Moammar Gadhafi and Hosni Mubarak in uprisings last year.

The protests in both countries were sparked by outrage over a video being promoted by an extreme anti-Muslim Egyptian Christian campaigner in the United States.

Sam Bacile, the writer, director and producer of the movie that he says showcases his view of Islam as a hateful religion, was funded by $5 million from about 100 Jewish donors who he declined to identify, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday

$5,000,000. for this!

 

[KaiserWilly]

Careful. CUK might be now targeted by suicide posters.

 

[Mich the Tester]

Anti-Islam movie sparks riots in Egypt; angry mob kills American in Libya | The Times of Israel

If you showed that in the cinema you'd have an angry mob demanding their money back for having wasted their money on such a tulip film.

 

[KaiserWilly]

If you showed that in the cinema you'd have an angry mob demanding their money back for having wasted their money on such a tulip film.

Conversely, if it was a film about Jesus, it would get raving reviews from the BBC/Guardian, film festival awards, etc.

 

[Paddy]

Conversely, if it was a film about Jesus, it would get raving reviews from the BBC/Guardian, film festival awards, etc.

Very good point!

 

[d000hg]

Conversely, if it was a film about Jesus, it would get raving reviews from the BBC/Guardian, film festival awards, etc.

Considering the UK media is more anti-Christian than anti-Muslim, I doubt it.

Anyway back to the film... it's a shame they spent the entire £5m on fake tan and had none left for actors.

 

[FiveTimes]

it looks like Goran Ivanisevic

 

[vetran]

Conversely, if it was a film about Jesus, it would get raving reviews from the BBC/Guardian, film festival awards, etc.

oh I think the life of Brian has the edge on artistic, content and production quality.

£5million I reckon they spent £1000 on the film and the rest on Cocaine.

 

[KaiserWilly]

oh I think the life of Brian has the edge on artistic, content and production quality.

Indeed. It's a 1980s film, and I don't remember anyone being killed then by Christian mobs.

 

[speling bee]

Indeed. It's a 1980s film, and I don't remember anyone being killed then by Christian mobs.

But interestingly it was banned by several councils, in some cases into the 21st century. And banned in Ireland and Norway.

I wonder how many nasty little bigots protested about freedom of speech.