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January 9, 2006
Denmark: Islamic Scholar Posthumously Condemns Theo Van Gogh
Dutch film-maker Theo van Gogh, who was murdered on November 2, 2004, had made film shortly before he was killed, called "Submission". This film, scripted by Ayan Hirsi Ali, documented the poor treatment of women in Islam. Texts from the Koran, including those justifying beating one's wife, were projected onto the bodies of women, some naked and prone.
The Bahrain Tribune reports that in Copenhagen, Denmark, a Muslim scholar has condemned Theo van Gogh's making of the film, "Submission", even though he has said he does not agree that the film-maker should have been killed. Imam Ahmed Abu Laban (pictured, above left) has called the film provocative and unacceptable.
On Friday, during evening prayers, Abu Laban told his congregation at the Tauba mosque that freedom of speech should have its limits, particularly concerning criticism of Islam and nudity.
"Violence has no meaning." the 58-year old Palestinian-born cleric said, claiming that Mohamed Bouyeri, the killer (pictured), had used a "bullet instead of the word."
On Submission, Abu Laban said: "Why is Islam not respected? Why on earth should Theo van Gogh provoke Muslims to the extreme?"
Laban is one of Denmark's most prominent Islamic scholars.
In Holland, Ayan Hirsi Ali has completed her script for a sequel - Submission II. This film will deal with the cruel treatments meted out to homosexuals in Islam.
Bouyeri is once again currently on trial in the Hague, the Netherlands with other members of the Islamist Hofstad Group.
Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at January 9, 2006 5:13 PM
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