Tag archive: Geert Wilders

Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders is a controversial figure. He recently released a short film, Fitna (the name means strife or conflict), in which he accuses the Koran of inciting Islamic violence. Inother words, not the most conciliatory attitude.   The film is available on YouTube, and that’s led at least four Indonesian ISPs to block access tothe video sharing site, according to the country’s information ministry.   The film… Read More

The film has been garnering publicity in Europe for months, not simply for what it is, but also who made it. Fitna – an Arabic word generally used to describe religious turmoil – was made by Dutch politician Geert Wilders, a controversial figure who was elected to the parliament there on an anti-immigration platform, heading up a party with nine seats. In Dutch newspaper De Volksrant, he described Fitna:   "The film is… Read More

Pakistan yesterday lifted the ban on YouTube that had existed in the country since Friday, and which had caused a global blackout of the Google-owned video-sharing site for a couple of hours following an error.   The Pakistan Telecommunications Authority told ISPsthey no longer had to restrict access to the site. The ban had been put in place, it was said, because the site showed material offensive to Islam, which some believed to be a… Read More