Fitna (2008)

Directed by

Scarlet Pimpernel

Genre

documentary film

Country

Netherlands

Runtime

17 min

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This short film argues that the Qur'an inspires violence and hatred. It presents selected verses alongside news clips of Muslim-related acts of aggression to support that claim.

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What happens

Fitna (Arabic: فِتْنَة) is a 2008 short film by Dutch politician Geert Wilders. Approximately 17 minutes in length, the film attempts to demonstrate that the Qur'an motivates its followers to hate all who violate Islamic teachings. The film shows selected excerpts from Surahs of the Qur'an, interspersed with media clips and newspaper cuttings showing or describing acts of violence by Muslims worldwide. The film argues that Islam encourages – among other things – acts of terrorism, antisemitism, violence against women, violence against LGBT people and against infidels – as well as subjugation of all infidels: Islamic universalism. A large part of the film details the influence of Islam on the Netherlands. The film was published on the Internet in 2008. Shortly before its release, its announcement was suspended from its website by the American provider because of the perceived controversy. It stirred a still continuing debate in the Netherlands as well as abroad. The Arabic title-word "fitna" means "disagreement and division among people" or "a test of faith in times of trial". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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