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Innocence of Muslims [1] [2] is a 2012 anti-Islamic short film that was written and produced by Nakoula Basseley Nakoula. [3] [4] Two versions of the 14-minute video were uploaded to YouTube in July 2012, under the titles "The Real Life of Muhammad" and "Muhammad Movie Trailer". [5] Videos dubbed in Arabic were uploaded during early September ...
Mark Basseley Youssef ( Arabic: مارك باسيلي يوسف, born 1957), formerly known as Nakoula Basseley Nakoula ( Arabic: ناكولا باسيلي ناكولا ), is an Egyptian-American [1] writer, producer, and promoter of Innocence of Muslims, a film which was critical of Islam and the Islamic prophet Muhammad. [1] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Reactions to. Innocence of Muslims. The release of the anti-Islamic short film Innocence of Muslims triggered numerous demonstrations across North Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. [20] On September 11, 2012, dozens of protestors scaled the walls and entered the courtyard of the U.S. embassy in Cairo, Egypt.
The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt releases a statement from its political arm, the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), "condemning the anti-Islam film made by certain US Coptic Christians with dubious – apparently personal – agendas." September 12. U.S. president Barack Obama says that the United States rejects denigration of religious beliefs.
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.
Prominent Australian Muslims. Grand Mufti of Australia. v. t. e. On 15 September 2012, a protest against the anti-Islamic film Innocence of Muslims was held in Sydney, New South Wales. While the protest started peacefully, violent confrontations between police and protesters began when protesters reached the United States Consulate General. [2]
Innocence of Muslims. protests. Following the 2012 diplomatic missions attacks that began on September 11, 2012, many nations and public officials released statements. Widespread early news coverage said that the protests were a spontaneous response to an online preview of Innocence of Muslims, a movie considered offensive to Muslims.
On September 14, 2012, the U.S. consulate in Chennai, India was attacked in response to a YouTube trailer for Innocence of Muslims as Muslim protesters threw stones and footwear at the building. This event was part of a series of attacks that carried on from September 11, 2012 through September 29, 2014, throughout worldwide Muslim communities.