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  • February 2008

    • Iran Asks Dutch Gov't to Ban Anti-Islam Film

      BBC  |  Feb 17, 08 2:35 PM CST

      Iran Asks Dutch Gov't to Ban Anti-Islam Film

      (Newser) - Upset by a right-wing Dutch politician's movie, which portrays the Koran as an inspiration for murder, Iran’s justice minister is asking the Dutch government to ban the film, the BBC reports. The minister called the film, by parliament member Geert Wilders, an unnecessary attack on Islam’s holiest object. The Dutch government has so far supported Wilder’s right to show the film, which is set to air in a few months. More »

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      Iran  • Islam  • Netherlands  • Koran  • Geert Wilders  • religious conflict  • Theo Van Gogh

  • October 2007

    • Muslim Critic Back in Holland, Goes Into Hiding

      Times (UK)  |  Oct 3, 07 10:42 AM CDT

      Muslim Critic Back in Holland, Goes Into Hiding

      (Newser) - Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the former Dutch parliamentarian who has lived in exile since 2006, has returned home after Holland's government stopped paying for her security. The Times of London writes that Hirsi Ali, a Somali refugee known for criticizing Islam, has been under round-the-clock protection since the 2004 murder of the director of a film on which she collaborated. More »

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      Islam  • asylum  • Ayaan Hirsi Ali  • Theo Van Gogh

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