Fitna is a film by Dutch politician Geert Wilders. The movie offers his view on Islam and the Qur'an. The film's title comes from the Arabic word fitna which is used to describe "disagreement and division among people," or a "test of faith in times of trial."
The film was released on March 27, 2008 on the video website Liveleak. Liveleak subsequently received threats to their staff, and decided to remove the video.
In the film, Suras are juxtaposed to video clips of Imams stating Islamic teaching, and videos of violent atrocities committed in the name of Islam, including major terrorist attacks.
The first Sura used in the film, Al-Anfal verse 60[8:60], translates as:
Prepare for them whatever force and cavalry ye are able of gathering, to strike terror, to strike terror into the hearts of the enemies, of Allah and your enemies.The Sura is juxtaposed to footage of the September 11, terrorist attacks in New York, followed by the Madrid train bombings. An Imam rises above the smoke and declares "Allah is happy when non-Muslims get killed." Still pictures taken from the 7 July 2005 London bombings show an exploded bus and Underground train.
The next Sura, An-Nisa verse 56[4:56], is shown as a justification for Islamic antisemitism. An Imam raising a sword declares:
A Jew is hiding behind me, come and cut off his head. And we shall cut off his head! By Allah, we shall cut it off! Oh Jews! Allahu Akbar! Jihad for the sake of Allah!Then a three year old Muslim girl, named Basmallah, calls Jews "apes and pigs" during an interview on Saudi Arabian television. More antisemitism is shown by another Imam, who states: "The Jews are Jews. They are the ones who must be butchered and killed." Child soldiers are shown uniformed and holding guns.
Sura 47, verse 4[47:4] is shown in relation to the murder of Dutch film director Theo Van Gogh. The murderer is reported as saying:
If I had the opportunity to get out of prison, and I had the opportunity to do it again, what I did on November 2nd, Allah I would have done exactly the same.Protesters are shown supporting Van Gogh's murder, warning others to heed the lesson or "pay with your blood".
Dutch newspaper headlines are reproduced, outlining intimidating threats of murder to prominent questioners of Islam, followed by footage of Jack Hensley's beheading.
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