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| Dutch MP posts Islam film on web | Dutch MP posts Islam film on web |
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| Dutch right-wing politician Geert Wilders has posted a controversial film critical of Islam's holy book, the Koran, on the internet. | Dutch right-wing politician Geert Wilders has posted a controversial film critical of Islam's holy book, the Koran, on the internet. |
| The opening scenes show a copy of the Koran, followed by footage of the attacks on the US on 11 September 2001. | The opening scenes show a copy of the Koran, followed by footage of the attacks on the US on 11 September 2001. |
| The 15-minute film was posted on video-sharing website LiveLeak. | The 15-minute film was posted on video-sharing website LiveLeak. |
| Its planned release had sparked angry protests in Muslim countries. The Dutch government has distanced itself from the views of Mr Wilders. | Its planned release had sparked angry protests in Muslim countries. The Dutch government has distanced itself from the views of Mr Wilders. |
| The film is called "Fitna", a Koranic term sometimes translated as "strife". Dutch broadcasters have declined to show it. | The film is called "Fitna", a Koranic term sometimes translated as "strife". Dutch broadcasters have declined to show it. |
| 'Spiteful' | |
| Graphic images from the bomb attacks on London in July 2005 and Madrid in March 2004 are also shown. | |
| Scenes from a beheading and pictures of the Dutch director Theo van Gogh, who was murdered by a radical Islamist in 2004, are also included. | Scenes from a beheading and pictures of the Dutch director Theo van Gogh, who was murdered by a radical Islamist in 2004, are also included. |
| The film ends with someone turning pages of a Koran, followed by a tearing sound. | |
| A text that appears on the screen says: "The sound you heard was from a page (being torn from a) phone book. | |
| "It is not up to me, but up to the Muslims themselves to tear the spiteful verses from the Koran." | |
| The film concludes: "Stop Islamisation. Defend our freedom." | |
| Two years ago the publication in Denmark of cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad sparked protests across the Muslim world. | Two years ago the publication in Denmark of cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad sparked protests across the Muslim world. |