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Film by Dutch Producer Brings Harms to Dialogue between Religions: Experts

Politics Materials 29 March 2008 21:15 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan, Baku, 29 March /corr. Trend R.Hafizoglu, D.Khatinoglu / Even if the film by the Dutch producer regarding Islam does not reflect the opinion of the whole Christian world, it is accepted as a blow to the dialogue between religions. "The film 'Fitna' (Arabic for strife)may cause a new collision between the Christians and Muslims," the Director of the Terrorism Studies Center in England, politician Kamal Al-Khelbevi, reported to Trend .

The Dutch producer, politician Geert Wilders, placed 15 minutes long film, criticizing Qur'an and Islam values, on Internet.

"The European nationalists are seriously concerned by the spread of Islam in the region," politician Kamal Al-Khelbevi reported to Trend by telephone from London on 29 March. He considers that the European nationalists are the enemies of not only Islam, but also religion in general. "The Muslims do not make difference between prophets and consider it wrong to insult them," he said.

The politician considers that the people are enemy of those that they do not know, and this fact once again testifies that Islam is not accurately propagated in Europe.

The Danish specialist in Islamic studies Esma Abdulhamid considers that political motives stay behind the film.

"Demonstrating the film, the nationalists in Holland try to create new problems between the Christian and Muslim worlds," Abdulhamid reported to Trend from Copenhagen on 29 March. She considers that the film does not reflect opinion of the whole Christian world.

"Demonstrating the film, several political forces want to create collision between the religions. I am sure that the broadcasting of the film will be stopped in the near future," she said.

The Head of Ex-Muslim organization which functions in Germany, Mina Ahadi, considers that there are not legal grounds to impose a ban on the films criticizing Islamic religion.

"However, the film by Wilders is hostile on its own account. It is wrong to accuse only Muslims of terrorism because they themselves are also victims of terrorism," Ahadi reported to Trend by telephone from Berlin on 29 March.

According to her, the key fight should be held not with the Muslims, but with the Islamite organizations.

"Wilders wants to show necessity of fighting against the Muslims in the West, necessity of expelling them and put pressure on them. But it will not resolve the problem," she said.

The Prime Minister of Holland, Jan Peter Balkenende, officially condemned anti-Islamic film by Wilders. The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, condemned the film 'Fitna' and described it as anti-Islamic.

The Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Tarry Davis, also described the film as anti-Islamic and said that the film is a new opportunity for the extremists.

Al Jazair TV channel reported that a new film may be taken in Holland against Islam. Iranian Ehsan Jami, who lives in Holland, expressed his wish to do it.

22 years old Jami said that his film about Muhammad Prophet will be similar to the comedy film 'Life of Brian' which was taken in the West and makes fun of Jesus.

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