http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/fitna/ en-us Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:27:31 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412781/posts "OIC Slams ‘Demonic’ Portrayal of Islam, But Support for Religious ‘Defamation’ Measures Continues to Erode" SNIPPET: "(CNSNews.com) – An Islamic-led campaign against religious “defamation” has taken another blow the United Nations, where support among member states has dropped to a new low amid escalating concerns that defamation resolutions endanger non-Muslims in Islamic societies and harm freedom of expression. While much of the world’s attention was focused on Copenhagen late last week, the U.N. General Assembly passed a range of human rights-related resolutions. For critics of the world body the results were mixed. The latest in a string of religious defamation... CNS NEWS.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412781/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:27:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390331/posts "Stop portraying the Prophet Mohammed as a suicide bomber or more Muslims will become suicide bombers and murder you blasphemers." That's pretty much what Algeria's Ambassador to the U.N., Idriss Jazairy, who serves as chairman of the U.N.'s Ad Hoc Committee on Complementary Standards told the Associated Press in an interview about efforts by the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) to pass a U.N. treaty banning blasphemy against Islam.The exact quote from the AP:"If we keep hitting this glass wall and say there's nothing you can do about Islamophobia — you can do something about anti-Semitism but Islamophobia is... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390331/posts#comment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:45:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390126/posts GENEVA – Islamic nations are mounting a campaign for an international treaty to protect religious symbols and beliefs from mockery — essentially, a ban on blasphemy. .. Algeria and Pakistan have taken the lead in lobbying to bring the matter to a vote in the U.N. General Assembly. Such a ban would face great resistance in Western nations .. The countries that form the 56-member Organization of the Islamic Conference are currently lobbying a Geneva-based U.N. committee to accept its plan, .. If that occurs, Muslim countries and their allies in the developing world would stand a decent chance of... AP on Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390126/posts#comment Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:26:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374354/posts The secretary-general of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) recently delivered a little-reported speech at the United States Institute of Peace. In it he demanded that the United States give the Muslim world "respect." But precisely what does he mean by that? The OIC comprises 57 states with Muslim majorities, and is expected to expand to 60 states. It is the second-largest nongovernmental organization, surpassed only by the United Nations. It is without exception the most powerful Muslim organization in the world, often voting as a bloc on international issues. In his claim to power, Secretary-General Ekmeleddin Insanoglu enjoys expansive... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2374354/posts#comment Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:26:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2361415/posts Anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders should not have been refused entry to Britain to attend a screening of his film Fitna earlier this year, a British immigration tribunal ruled on Tuesday. Wilders had been invited to the House of Lords, the upper house of the British parliament, for the screening in February, but was told he would be refused entry on public order grounds. Wilders went ahead with the trip and was turned back by immigration officials at Heathrow airport. 'This is a very black day. They are bowing down to Islam by refusing entry to critics,' Wilders said at the... Dutch News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2361415/posts#comment Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:21:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2345734/posts SOMERSET, Ky. (AP) -- A Somerset parent is upset because of a short film shown to his daughter's class at Pulaski County High School. Bill Cruey told WYMT-TV in Hazard the film "Fitna" blamed the Islam religion for the 9-11 attacks on the United States. The film was shown on Sept. 11. Cruey said his daughter is receiving counseling and has been pulled from the class after seeing images of beheadings, children being injured and dead bodies interspersed with readings from the Koran. The film is by Dutch anti-immigration lawmaker Geert Wilders. Pulaski County Superintendent Tim Eaton says the presentation... WHAS11 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2345734/posts#comment Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:53:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260941/posts The manager of a prominent Nashville hotel cancelled a contract with a conservative foundation to hold a conference this weekend on radical Islam, apparently after learning that the group would feature a keynote address by controversial Dutch parliamentarian and filmmaker, Geert Wilders. Muslim groups succeeded in preventing Wilders from screening “Fitna,” his 15-minute movie on radical Islam, in the House of Lords this February, on claims it was insulting to Muslims, and dogged him during a recent U.S. tour as well.... Negri refused to say why he felt the conference would adversely affect the “health, safety and well-being” of the... Newsmax.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260941/posts#comment Sat, 30 May 2009 00:32:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260757/posts The manager of a prominent Nashville hotel cancelled a contract with a conservative foundation to hold a conference this weekend on radical Islam, apparently after learning that the group would feature a keynote address by controversial Dutch parliamentarian and filmmaker, Geert Wilders. Muslim groups succeeded in preventing Wilders from screening “Fitna,” his 15-minute movie on radical Islam, in the House of Lords this February, on claims it was insulting to Muslims, and dogged him during a recent U.S. tour as well. Thomas A. Negri, managing director of Loew’s Vanderbilt Hotel and Office complex in Nashville, told Newsmax on Wednesday that... News Max http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2260757/posts#comment Fri, 29 May 2009 19:11:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2245920/posts It appears as if another country is afraid of Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders because of his outspoken views about Islam and his film Fitna, which intersperses excerpts from the Koran with depictions of Islamic violence. Following the lead of Great Britain, Denmark has postponed a conference on free speech to which Wilders was invited by the Danish People’s Party. The conference was scheduled for February, then delayed until June, the Copenhagen Post reports. “But now, according to information received by Berlingske Tidende newspaper, the conference has been delayed again because of government’s concern over Geert Wilders.” The Danish Foreign Ministry... The New American http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2245920/posts#comment Thu, 7 May 2009 07:54:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2237173/posts Starting the Fitna 2 project The leader of the Dutch Freedom Party announced the commencing of making a sequel to his earlier film "Fitna". "Fitna" means "Discord" in Arabic and is a Islamic theological term. Jihad and Mass-immigration In the original "Fitna" Geert Wilders showed the connection between present day terrorism by Mislims and the injunctions in the Quran to wage Jihad to further the power of Sharia-law in Non-Muslim societies. Mr. Geert Wilders stated that "Fitna 2" will focus on Mass-immigration as an engine for Islamisation of the West. The importance of demographics rather than just terror will be... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2237173/posts#comment Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:34:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2228202/posts Last year when the world guilty was read a total of 108 times in a Dallas court room as a jury convicted the Holy Land foundation and each of the defendants of raising money to fund Hamas terrorism, they were implicating CAIR also.The supposed Human rights organization was an unindicted co-conspirator in the case. Indeed one key piece of evidence was the Wiretap evidence that put CAIR's former executive director, Nihad Awad, at a Philadelphia meeting of Hamas leaders. Participants hatched a plot to deceive Americans and disguise payments to Hamas as it launched a campaign of terror attacks. CAIR... PR Newsletter/Yidwithlid http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2228202/posts#comment Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:53:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2227380/posts For years, the Western world has listened aghast to stories out of Iran, Saudi Arabia and other Middle Eastern nations of citizens being imprisoned or executed for questioning or offending Islam. Even the most seemingly minor infractions elicit draconian punishments. Late last year, two Afghan journalists were sentenced to prison for blasphemy because they translated the Koran into a Farsi dialect that Afghans can read. In Jordan, a poet was arrested for incorporating Koranic verses into his work. And last week, an Egyptian court banned a magazine for running a similar poem. But now an equally troubling trend is developing... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2227380/posts#comment Sun, 12 Apr 2009 05:11:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2222851/posts Fanatics let into UK during G20 By Ian Kirby, 05/04/2009 HOME Secretary Jacqui Smith's department is under fire for allowing two leading terrorist sympathisers to enter Britain. Both spoke at the House of Commons last week at a pro-Palestinian meeting organised by a far-left Labour MP Jeremy Corbyn. One is Hussein Al Hajj Hassan, a member of the political wing of Lebanese terror group Hezbollah. The other is Dyab Abou Jahjah, a Belgian Muslim firebrand who has published disgusting anti-Semitic cartoons. Alert One showed Adolf Hitler and 15-year-old Holocaust victim Anne Frank both naked in bed with the caption: "Write... News of the World http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2222851/posts#comment Sun, 5 Apr 2009 19:02:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2222782/posts Can a film save a country? Geert Wilders is betting that it can. The courageous politician, a member of the Dutch Freedom Party, is currently locked in a battle against the jihadists who would overwhelm and Islamize his homeland. But as he stands in combat against the enemies of Holland's liberal, democratic society, a fifteen-minute film that no one has yet seen is one of his few weapons. Scheduled for release before the end of March, the film is still a mystery. But one thing is certain: it will be explosive. Of the film, titled Fitna(Chaos), Wilders has said that... FrontPageMagazine.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2222782/posts#comment Sun, 5 Apr 2009 16:27:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2222847/posts Geert Wilders had come to Chapman University on another beautiful day in paradise - blue skies, bright sunlight, cool breeze. The Dutch MP was here to show his movie "Fitna" and explain why Western Civilization is in serious danger of disappearance because of Islamic sharia, Muslim immigration and simple demographics. More Further Adventures of Indigo Red http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2222847/posts#comment Sun, 5 Apr 2009 18:56:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2222830/posts It runs about 17 minutes. Break.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2222830/posts#comment Sun, 5 Apr 2009 18:26:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2215811/posts SNIPPET: "The proposal by Pakistan had drawn strong criticism from free-speech campaigners and liberal democracies. A simple majority of 23 members of the 47-nation Human Rights Council voted in favor of the resolution. Eleven mostly Western nations opposed it and 13 countries abstained." SNIPPET: "The council is dominated by Muslim and African countries. Muslim nations have argued that religions, in particular Islam, must be shielded from criticism in the media and other areas of public life. They cited cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad as an example of unacceptable free speech. "Islam is frequently and wrongly associated with human rights violations... (AP) via JIHAD WATCH.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2215811/posts#comment Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:16:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2211042/posts Salute to Champions of Liberty Amil Imani - 3/18/2009 Geert Wilders, an outspoken politician and chairman of the Freedom Party (PVV) in the Netherlands who produced a 16 minute-long movie “FITNA,” has been accused of Islamophobia. He was also refused entry to the UK by immigration authorities after arriving at Heathrow airport in London. UK Independence party peer, Lord Pearson, had invited him to show his controversial film “Fitna,” which links Quran to terrorism, at the House of Lords. The 16-minute documentary which juxtaposes passages of the Quran with the mass murder of 9/11 and other acts by radical Muslims... globalpolitician http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2211042/posts#comment Fri, 20 Mar 2009 21:32:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2199765/posts Beaumarchais’ Marriage of Figaro, written at the close of the 18th century, included this freedom of speech monologue in Act V, Scene 3, I cobble together a verse comedy about the customs of the harem, assuming that, as a Spanish writer, I can say what I like about Mohammed without drawing hostile fire. Next thing, some envoy from God knows where turns up and complains that in my play I have offended the Ottoman empire, Persia, a large slice of the Indian peninsula, the whole of Egypt, and the kingdoms of Barca [Ethiopia], Tripoli, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco. And so... FrontPage Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2199765/posts#comment Thu, 5 Mar 2009 13:53:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2198791/posts Geert Wilders, Dutch parliamentarian -- producer of the film expose Fitna -- and international champion of free speech, electrified a standing-room-only crowd in Washington Friday, declaring: “We will never apologize for being free men. We will never give in. We will never surrender. There is no stronger power than the force of free men fighting for the great cause of liberty.” HUMAN EVENTS.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2198791/posts#comment Wed, 4 Mar 2009 09:15:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2197270/posts Chad Rogers was just on the radio here and he did not know who Geert Wilders was. Couldn't pronounce his name. And objected to him addressing CPAC because he was "one of those who led us over the cliff." Huh? WGSO Radio http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2197270/posts#comment Mon, 2 Mar 2009 15:49:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2196831/posts As a symbol of support, I'd like to direct your attention to a petition being circulated. Open to Canadians, the petition asks Governor General Michaelle Jean to extend the offer of an Honorary Canadian Citizenship to Mr. Wilders. The Moderate Separatist http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2196831/posts#comment Sun, 1 Mar 2009 20:46:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2196558/posts Thank you.Thank you very much for inviting me. And - to the immigration authorities - thank you for letting me into this great country. It is always a pleasure to cross a border without being sent back on the first plane.I feel very honoured to have the privilege to speak and to show my short documentary Fitna here in this heart of your democracy, here in the US Senate.Today, the dearest of our many freedoms is under attack all throughout Europe. Free speech is no longer a given. What we once considered a natural element of our existence, our birth... EuropeNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2196558/posts#comment Sun, 1 Mar 2009 05:52:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2195813/posts Washington, DC: Dutch Parliamentarian Geert Wilders, founder and floor leader of the Freedom Party (PVV), and member of the Board of Advisors of the International Free Press Society (IFPS), recounted today before a packed audience in Washington's National Press Club the recent, alarming attacks on free speech worldwide - including legal actions and death threats to which he and other political leaders and journalists have lately been exposed. Notably, Mr Wilders is being prosecuted in his own county because of reaction to his film "Fitna," and his remarks challenging the contention that Islam is a "religion of peace." Jihad Watch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2195813/posts#comment Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:21:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2194711/posts Tuesday night Dutch politician Geert Wilders was in NYC and gave a private screening of the movie Fitna. The event was hosted by ACT for America. Courageous NYC activist Pamela Hall was in attendance and after the movie Mr. Wilders gave an exclusive interview. Here is the video. Islam in Action http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2194711/posts#comment Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:55:26 GMT