Fitna by Geert Wilders
Mar 7th, 2008, in Opinion, by LairedionLairedion on the gathering storm over Geert Wilders’ upcoming anti-Islam film “Fitna”.
Tensions are rising as Dutch controversial MP Geert Wilders is about to reveal his anti-Quran movie Fitna. How will Indonesian Muslims respond to the next “insult” on Islam, shortly after the second Danish cartoon controversy?
Since his emergence in Dutch politics Geert Wilders has gained much attention and support for his fierce anti-Islam and anti-immigration stances. In line with contemporary right-wing politicians his message seems simple yet appealing and his voice is loud. Deport criminal and illegal foreigners, stop the Islamization of Dutch society (prohibit construction of new mosques, refusing all Muslims from moving to and living in Holland), sell the Dutch Antilles to the highest offer on a Dutch auction website and much of the problems are solved.
So far his party PVV (Freedom Party) managed to win 9 seats in the last elections but opinion polls show they can count on 15 seats at least or even more if elections are hold right now. But his “crusade” comes with a price. Like so many critics of Islam he is constantly under the threat of being murdered and needs to be guarded 24/7 and lives on a secret location.
Geert Wilders.
Geert Wilders, who has some Indonesian blood running through his veins, wants to show the world Al-Quran is a fascist and violent book, in line with Hitler’s Mein Kampf, and must be banned. It will be interesting to see how Wilders can dismiss a book, considered holy by 1.3 billion people, as fascist in a movie of 15 minutes, while ulama’s and clerics have been studying Al-Quran for centuries and up until now are having trouble to come to an unified explanation and interpretation.
But what’s all the fuss about? So far it has only been speculation and the movie hasn’t been broadcasted yet.
Anyway the Netherlands is pretty much in a state of alert. The Dutch government is preparing for the worst-case scenario (retaliation, violence and damage towards Dutch citizens, economic interests and enterprises, terrorist attacks). On the other side many people are criticizing the Dutch government for exaggerating any potential dangers and impacts caused by this movie. An interesting sign is that Dutch Muslims seem to grow mature and sensible in their reactions towards insults to Islam. The last Danish cartoon controversy didn’t spark any violence or significant protest in Holland and this movie will be just the next insult, meant to provoke reactions and violence so that Wilders can prove his points and not worthy paying any attention.
The worldwide reaction probably will be different. Recovering from the latest Danish cartoon controversy, Muslims worldwide are preparing for the next Western “assault” on Islam. Politicians in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran are urging the Dutch government to prohibit the broadcast and last week some 200 Indonesian Muslims staged a protest outside the Dutch Embassy in Jakarta.
Where does the freedom of speech crosses the line and turns into discrimination thus violating article 1 of the Dutch Constitution where discrimination of people on their gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, political view or any other ground is prohibited? This is the same article Wilders is referring to by branding Al-Quran as fascist.
It is not known yet when the movie will go online. So far Wilders has stated the move is finished and he is negotiating a broadcast with Dutch TV stations but this is likely to fail as none of them want to burn their fingers. 28 March 2008 could be a possible date. For anyone interested bookmark www.fitnathemovie.com in your favorites.
415 Comments on “Fitna by Geert Wilders”
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John says:
I am not a student of the Quran although I have travelled to, and lived in, many Muslim countries.
Aluang Anak Bayang, you are mistaken. There is no Christian God, as there is no Muslim God. All religions are based on blind faith in the supernatural. You believe in a God although there is no proof of her existence. You read a book that was written by someone who lived hundreds of years ago, which reflects the customs and beliefs of a primitive society that no longer exists. The God of the Old Testament is a vengeful, sadistic god. Your God shares these attributes, but she is also full of hatred. I cannot convince you of your folly in believing all this nonsense. Maybe it is good for you if it helps you through life but don’t try to foist it onto other people, especially innocent children. If you wish to believe that, after death, you are going to sit amongst the clouds with sixty nine vestal virgins, it is no business of mine.
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Aluang Anak Bayang says:
@ John
I would not blame you for being blasphemous as you admitted you are not a student of quran. It is clear in the quran that there is no other God except Allah swt. That is why we are called ‘Muslim’. Christians are followers of mortal being so are Buddhists. You don’t worship Allah’s creation.
Unlike all other so-called ‘holy books’, the quran is handwritten by Allah. How could scientific facts like the speed of light, Big Bang and rocket science be known to 7th century civilisation? I may enlighten you on some of our wonderful miracles. Be warned, you may want to convert after you see this:
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Riyoz says:
Yo, guys…check this movie out will ya….http://www.youtube.com/user/foolmetwicethemovie
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Lacee says:
I can’t believe that so many people on the web are such wussies!! They all took the movie off their sites because of threats?? Yeah right like jihadists are really going to be able to even find them. You all should have left the movie online not succumbed like cowards to the mentally retarded jihadists!! Freedom of speech is more important than the feelings and opinions of murderers! Put the Fitna movie back up & let everyone see it. Who cares what the stupid Islamofacsists say, do or think? They have no respect for other religions. They certainly have no right to make anyone respect Islam or tell anyone to respect Islam when they won’t respect other religions. Islamofascists & Islamic terrorists are nothing but a bunch of hypocrites. If they want Islam to be respected they darn well better start respecting Christianity, Jewism, and other religions and they better stop trying to force Islam down everyone’s throats.
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I am not a student of the Quran either Aluang Anak Bayang, but you seem to have some misconceptions about Christians. Kindly allow me to clear up some things. We Christians do not follow a mortal being. We follow God. We worship God and God alone. The Christian bible says we should worship God alone and that there is no other diety. God and Allah are the same God. We also believe that God came to Earth 2000 years ago as Jesus Christ to save us all from our sins. Can you PROVE that Allah wrote the Quran himself or is it something you believe? We Christians believe that the bible(both the old testament and the new testament) is the word of God. We can’t PROVE it. It is something we believe. Seriously if you are going to judge other religions you need to study them thoroughly and get your facts straight. We Christians believe in the Holy Trinity. That is NOT three gods, it’s ONE God in three “persons”(the Holy Father, the Holy Son, and the Holy Spirit).But it is still ONE Almighty God. And when I say “persons” I don’t mean humans. God is capable of everything. He can come to Earth as a million people at once if he chooses to. And He could wipe out the human race in the blink of an eye if He wants to. No one can presume to know the mind of God or how He thinks. He is far, far beyond all of us. How can anyone presume to know what God can or can’t do, or what He will or won’t do? No human being can ever really know. If muslims would study other faiths and ask the believers of those faiths questions, they would find that almost everyone in the world believes in one God, Creator of all things. You may even find similarities in all the faiths. At the very least it could clear up a lot of the misconceptions you may have about those religions. John also could study religions so that he can understand them. Athiests like John don’t believe in God but if they studied the world’s religions they may have a better understanding of them and of God and of why we all believe what we believe.
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crusader says:
bullocks with islam.
Freedom of Speach IS MY RELIGION.
telling me what i can say, or watch is violating my faith.
jihad on cencorship! -
Peter says:
If Muslims want to live in NON muslim countries and PROVIT from ALL benevits those countries offer to them, then they better ACCEPT the freedom of expressions. But after i read the Koran i am VERY much afraid that the Islam and Muslims will ONLY try to conquer the world with their Islam religion………If the muslims love our money…..our better social systems and so on, then WHY do they hate the non-muslims that much ??????
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Cukurungan says:
Lacee said:
If they want Islam to be respected they darn well better start respecting Christianity, Jewism, and other religions and they better stop trying to force Islam down everyone’s throats.me :
Islam survival doesn’t depends on the infidels respect but it purely depends on ability of its followers to disagree on anything against the infidels will.
If the muslim believe that the infidels would take our respect let check the fate of the natives american and Australia, both of them respected much the infidels but they forgot that to live in close distance with the wild animals we have to brings a big stick just in case.
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rupert says:
cukuranga you really need to get educated , soon in the not too distant the moslims livining amoung us in the west will be educated will come to relize that the teachings of backward thinking Imanns have no place in western world and yes some will convert to christianity many will so move to the west moslims freedom awaites your children in the future. ahh the temptetaions of the western society is very strong and can pennetrate even the hardest of burkas given time. choice is simple stay in muslim country or enjoy all the fruites of the decadent west if not you then your childrens childrens hey maybe they will even smoke pot soo welcome to the west
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webwatch says:
@Lairedion: Are you saying insulting someone’s beliefs is OK and hope they are smart enough to see the point?
I don’t understand why you westerners always trying to provoke moslem in the name of Freedom of speech? Why cant you leave them alone in peace? I am sure they will not retaliate if they hadnt been provoked. As simple as that. Why do you have to start the war? Why?
Do you ever care what Americans or British have done to Iraq? what Israel have done to Palestine? If you never care about it, why start now? Islam is growing in the netherlands, and YOU START WORRYING IT WILL TAKE OVER THE NATION? (I’ve seen the movie, it’s in the google video).
Stop killing each other. Stop insulting each other. Leave the moslem alone in peace, and you will be left alone in peace. Stop insulting their prophet, their holy book, and their religion. Because you don’t know what it is to be like them. They take religion very seriously. They live by religion. Not like most of you, maybe you don’t even have one.
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I think Lacee, crusader, Peter and Rupert should seek advice from webwatch. webwatch had very valid points. We are God-fearing people who would like to be left alone.
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Halal Jihad says:
I don’t see how this film can be an insult to Islam. All it does is show quotes from the Koran, show the sorts of events that are in line with them, and show Muslims and Muslim clerics saying what we have come to see that they do.
It could easily have been put out by Osama bin Laden or Ahmedinejad or very many Muslim leaders.
Wilders adds nothing, except a few phrases at the end.
Instead of being delivered in the segregated setting of a mosque, it has been shown to the rest of the world.
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dewaratugedeanom says:
We are God-fearing people who would like to be left alone.
so we can prepare our syariah-based caliphate without being bothered all the time by bigoted infidels.
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Lairedion says:
webwatch,
Leave the moslem alone in peace, and you will be left alone in peace.
Yes, we are very thankful you grant us peace. It’s our own mistake we risk being killed or bombed if we criticize or insult Islam and the Muslims.
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Sylvester says:
If Cuk and Aluang really represent the thought of moslem worldwide, then I have to agree with Wilder that Islam has to be defeated such as Nazi and Communism.
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Usman says:
Geert Wilders now creating new terrorist.
Muslims likes peace and love among others
The only one man – Geert Wilders will be responsible for any violence among the world.
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Richard says:
Could Aluang Anak Bayang please tell me what parts of the film Fitna were an inaccurate portrayal of Islam? Were the passages from the Quaran accurate translations?
I am also waiting with interest for an educated Muslim to respond to the questions raised in Jan de Vries contribution of 28 March.
Lastly, why in the year 2008, does Islam appear to be so obsessed with cutting throats and chopping heads off?
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Geert Wilders just not understand about of Islam. He is a foolish man! Sensatinalism only.
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Sylvester said:
‘If Cuk and Aluang really represent the thought of moslem worldwide, then I have to agree with Wilder that Islam has to be defeated such as Nazi and Communism.
Me :
Since 1400 years a go hundreds million people include some powerful Empire and Kingdom have been trying to defeat Islam but failed then why we should consider your agreement on our beliefs has to be taken into account.
Rupert said:
God help us but I sleep better knowing we have more nukes thank god for that!
me :
My sleep is even deeper and longer because God show to me that yours nuke only can be used to frighten Japanese and German but not us. -
Calculator says:
The movie “Submission” by Theo van Gogh was released august 29, 2004. November 2nd, 2004 the islamist Mohammed Bouyeri murdered Theo van Gogh. Thats 65 days.
The movie “Fitna” by Geert Wilders was published march, 27 2008.
At 65 days, he’s got time till may 31 2008…Who bets?
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Sylvester said:
‘If Cuk and Aluang really represent the thought of moslem worldwide, then I have to agree with Wilder that Islam has to be defeated such as Nazi and Communism.
Me :
What is wrong with creating a peaceful world governed by Allah’s law? Democracy, Communism, Socialism are all man-made. With shariah law, women knows their rights and position in society. There will be no immoral issues as what you see in the Wests, no corruption, etc. The beauty of all will be scientific advances of human kind with the blessing of Allah swt.
Rupert said:
God help us but I sleep better knowing we have more nukes thank god for that!
me :
You have seen tsunamis, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. These are more powerful than man-made nukes. If Allah willed, nukes are nothing with the technology encoded in our quran. -
ramster says:
This is incredibly insane. To all fellow humans out there (muslims and christians alike), please do think:
Does God really want His servants to kill one another? I mean why can’t he do it himself if he had wanted to? I mean he is GOD right? He could do anything he pleases for crying out loud.
I just recently read the Bible (The New Testament), and none of Jesus’ teachings would permit humans to kill one another, in fact, Jesus taught to love his enemies.
But I can’t say the same for the Koran because I’ve never read it. Imagine this:
What sort of God who asks His children to cut people’s throat with a sword and spill their blood? (The Koran, Surah 47:4)
What sort of God who tells His children to kill their enemies? and when they escape, to kill whereever they could find them? (The Koran, Surah 4:89)
What sort of God who permits vengeance?
The answer is: EVIL !
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Aluang Anak Bayang I really agree with you we too in west want to live in peace. I’ll make a deal with you stay in your islamic countries and we will stay in the west and enjoy our free speech. So yes we are corrupt we are not moral we have porno ,we are non believers, so please don’t come to the west just leave us to live in peace as we have before. we really don’t want fanatics here we don’t like your way of looking at life you contribute nothing but strife to our society we will never believe in your god or your koran. It is not for us we like living with the devil he is an ok guy when you get to know him so again I ask you to spread the word to your fellow moslem brothers don’t come to the west anyways we never asked moslems to come over here you guys made the voyage yourselves very simple solution to all of this stay in your moslim countries for the sake of peace Why would you want to live among us anyways.
thank you
Rupert -
What is wrong with creating a peaceful world governed by Allah’s law? Democracy, Communism, Socialism are all man-made. With shariah law, women knows their rights and position in society. There will be no immoral issues as what you see in the Wests, no corruption, etc. The beauty of all will be scientific advances of human kind with the blessing of Allah swt.
Aluang Anak Bayang
please name which islamic country has achieved what you wrote about above . because off hand i can only think of all islamic countries as having dictators and false kings in power so i ask you which country are you talking about
thanks
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Eugene Hoskins says:
Hooray for Wilders. It’s time for people to use their intellect and reject silly 7th century superstitions. Islam is a man’s invention, useful for men who like controlling women. If “Allah” doesn’t like my comments, then let “him” do something about it; after all, “he” is supposed to be all-powerful, right.
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Deng Xiao Phing says:
We are the largest democratic muslim country in the world, we should show our maturity to accept diversity in belief, religions, races. We should not condemn or react negatively to Geert Wilders on his ‘Fitna’ as the similar to we do not react & just watching the our veryown muslim youths doing ‘amok’ vandalism to the churches during the last week Easter celebration.
Sudah jelas bung ?
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Aluang Anak Bayang I really agree with you we too in west want to live in peace. I’ll make a deal with you stay in your islamic countries and we will stay in the west and enjoy our free speech. So yes we are corrupt we are not moral we have porno ,we are non believers, so please don’t come to the west just leave us to live in peace as we have before. we really don’t want fanatics here we don’t like your way of looking at life you contribute nothing but strife to our society we will never believe in your god or your koran. It is not for us we like living with the devil he is an ok guy when you get to know him so again I ask you to spread the word to your fellow moslem brothers don’t come to the west anyways we never asked moslems to come over here you guys made the voyage yourselves very simple solution to all of this stay in your moslim countries for the sake of peace Why would you want to live among us anyways.
thank you
RupertONE HUNDRED PERCENT AGREE !
IF MOSLEM NEVER MIGRATED INTO EUROPE & USA, THERE WILL BE NO 9/11, JUST STAY WITHIN YOUR DOMAIN ZONE, TREAT THE WESTERN SIMPLY AS NON-HALAL ZONE BECAUSE THEY EAT THE VERY DELICIOUS PORK SAUSAGE WHICH I ALSO LIKE IT ! hm … very delicious … hm frankfurt pork sausage … bring them here more … I want to eat them all -
Dear Rupert,
Why you don’t make the same recommendations to your infidels brother to leave all muslim teritory and don’t make business with any muslim and let us riding back Camel and horse.. Why ? or is it because all the infidels born as cheater and liar.
I tell you that our countries was a beautiful countries until the infidels christian came to our land and killing our people and stealing our wealth don’t talked too big with us because in every bricks and crown in the infidels kingdom, there was always the wealth stolen from our countries and there’s also blood stained of our brother.
It is goods ideas if the Dutch want to deport and expell all muslim from there but Dutch also should not forget to return back the multi billion $ had been stolen from here and paid compensation to hundred thousands our countrymen had been killed by them during
350years of the Christian Dutch criminal time in here.Is that clear Sir?
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Dear Rupert,
Aluang Anak Bayang I really agree with you we too in west want to live in peace. I’ll make a deal with you stay in your islamic countries and we will stay in the west and enjoy our free speech….
I am bewildered you can’t see anything wrong with your own statement. You must have been fed too many Christianity craps. How ungrateful. Allah swt made the world and all the creatures in it. We are all citizen of the world and slaves to Allah swt.
So yes we are corrupt we are not moral we have porno ,we are non believers,
You said it yourself.
so please don’t come to the west just leave us to live in peace as we have before. we really don’t want fanatics here we don’t like your way of looking at life you contribute nothing but strife to our society we will never believe in your god or your koran.
The only fanatics are the non-believers living a less spiritual lives in the expenses of Allah swt and the Muslims. If you are not an agent of Satan and the Jews, you have nothing to fear from us. If there is something wrong about the quran, it would not be the fastest growing religion in the world.
It is not for us we like living with the devil he is an ok guy when you get to know him so again I ask you to spread the word to your fellow moslem brothers don’t come to the west anyways we never asked moslems to come over here you guys made the voyage yourselves very simple solution to all of this stay in your moslim countries for the sake of peace Why would you want to live among us anyways.
thank you
RupertI do really pity you. The devil did not create this world. He is the impersonation of all things evil. You say he is an ok guy? Did Christianity’s concept of trinity taught you that?
I pray that Allah swt open your eyes to reasoning one day.
Salam.
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@ John
Are you an expert on Arabic? Can you read the quran in Arabic? What authority do you have to criticize the book of God?
Jihad main aim is to kill as many enemies as possible can and strike fear in them, but sometimes innocent bystanders are caught in between. No one with a sane mind, much less the Muslim, would want innocent bystanders be killed; but of course they will be rewarded in the afterlife. What do your Christian God promised you?