Wednesday April 2, 2008
Dutch reject maker’s interpretation in film
PUTRAJAYA: The Netherlands has condemned the violent acts in the controversial movie Fitna which has angered Muslims worldwide and said it rejected the film’s interpretation of equating Islam with violence.
Netherlands Ambassador to Malaysia Lody Embrechts said yesterday the film did not in any way reflect the perspective or policy of the Dutch Government.
The movie shows the opinion of one man and not that of the Dutch Government, he said.
He said Dutch Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenede had said the main thing was that the film shows images of violent acts and holds the Quran responsible for them.
“The Dutch Government condemns such acts and those who commit them. The film equates Islam with violence. The Dutch Government rejects this interpretation,” he told Bernama here.
Fitna, a 15-minute film posted on a website on Thursday, highly criticises Islam, setting verses of the Quran against a background of violent images from terrorist attacks.
Embrechts said the vast majority of Muslims reject extremism and violence. In fact, the victims are often also Muslims, he added.
The ambassador said his government was heartened by the initial restrained reactions of Dutch Muslim organisations, adding that Muslims, Christians and people of other convictions can easily live together in peace.
“The problem is not religion, but misuse of religion to sow hatred and intolerance.” he said. – Bernama
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