iFilm Most Popular Drama nr 1: Submission

Posted on November 15th, 2004 by .
Categories: Murder on theo Van Gogh and related issues.

IFILM – Short Films: Submission

On ‘IFILM – Short Films’ Submission has reached the nr.1 position.

“Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh (yes, that van Gogh) was assassinated November 2, 2004, by a 26-year-old extremist Muslim of Dutch-Moroccan descent. The current theory is that he was taken down for his critical look at the treatment of Muslim women. It’s not a documentary, but a metaphorical look at the harsh realities of their lives. (In English with Dutch subtitles.)

What Does “Sacrilege” Mean in a Free Society?
One of our Muslim viewers shared his opinion on this film: “We, the Muslims, aren’t outraged by the supposed ‘message’ of the film, but by the disrespect of the Holy Quran, which has hurt us so much. …did they have to write the verses of Quran on the nude body of a female? …Muslims cannot even touch the holy Quran, let alone read it, without proper ablution… One has to be properly dressed, and treat [it] with utmost respect. It cannot be placed on the ground. If the holy book is old and worn out it cannot be just dumped into the bin. …I want to ask you, does freedom of expression mean hurting people’s feelings? If yes, then Ayan and Gogh have hurt the feelings of a billion people around the world.”

From a Dutch citizen living in the U.S.:
“Submission is about domestic abuse of women in Muslim households. The film makes it very clear that the Koran does not promote that kind of abuse. …I can only think of the millions of women suffering verbal and physical abuse in the name of a religion whose origins (the Koran) did not set out to hurt them.””

2 comments.

Eef

Comment on December 6th, 2004.

En nu wordt geprobeerd het maken van het vervolg op Submission te verbieden als zijnde ‘beledigend’.

Is er hier een soort gedachte politie aan het werk?

islamicate

Trackback on November 15th, 2004.

On van Gogh

Now the Muslim community in the Netherlands has to pay the price, and the Muslim community around the world is once painted as religious fanatics…. Even if all the trees of the world were pens And all the oceans ink With many more oceans to fill…

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