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| Segregated Islamic cinema opens in Australia |
| 2004-07-23 |
| This Sunday, Khalifa Sufyaan will open the doors to Perth's first Islamic cinema, hopefully ushering in both Muslims and non-Muslims to its first screening of a famous 1970s epic. The men will sit on one side and the women on the other, an arrangement he concedes will not be conducive to an afternoon of romance. "It is not like the Hoyts cinema where you go with your boyfriend and girlfriend," Mr Sufyaan said. The screenings, to run once a month at the Don Russell Performing Arts Centre in Thornlie, are designed to break down barriers between Muslims and non-Muslims and allay some of the fears and misconceptions that have been generated since the September 11 attacks in the US. "We are trying to let the West Australian people know more about Islam and to live in harmony," he said. "People are scared of us. They see a Muslim walking down the street and think it is (Osama) bin Laden or something. It is such a stereotype. Muslims are very sad that we have been put in the spot as the people who are going to threaten the whole world. It is really hurting us as Muslims." The cinema has been floated for some time by members of the Perth-based Daawah Association, of which Mr Sufyaan is president. The association even hopes to produce some of its own films to show at the screenings. Until then it will make do with international movies, Islamic documentaries and cartoons. First up for screening on Sunday is the 1976 epic The Message, which stars Anthony Quinn as a desert-dwelling Arab who leads the prophet Mohammed's followers into battle. Produced by Moustapha Akkad, who later produced the Halloween series, the film recalls a turbulent time in the Middle East and the birth of the Islamic faith. English-language cartoons produced in the Middle East, based on biblical and Koranic teachings, will also be screened at the cinema for children and young families. Mr Sufyaan expects the cinema will prove popular with Perth's relatively small, 25,000-strong Muslim community but also hopes many non-Muslims will go along. "Since September 11 especially, there has been a high number of people who are willing to watch these movies. People are keen to know what is going on, why some Muslims are doing these things," he said. "It has brought people closer to understanding Islam." |
| Posted by:TS(vice girl) |
| #11 Anonymoose...there you go screwing things up again. Don't you know that this only works in |
| Posted by: anymouse 2004-07-23 7:16:53 PM |
| #10 And what happens when a woman shows up and demands to be seated in the men's section? Doesn't Australia have anti-segregation laws, or can other theaters make the "coloreds" sit in the back too? |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2004-07-23 6:27:29 PM |
| #9 #8-This is actually a good thing for the girls and women in the crowd. They are out of acid throwing range of probably even the best muslim-p mens' arms. The problem is, women in southeast Asia use this technique as a sort of passive/aggressive lashback at husbands folling around and taking second wives. So there goes that theory (but I like the way you're thinking!) Separated theatre-this religion is so petrified and shamed by sex that they have to physically separate people from one another. Apparently, if their bodies respond, they lose all will power and will do it like bunnies all over the place, including the theatre. |
| Posted by: jules 187 2004-07-23 6:04:09 PM |
| #8 The men will sit on one side and the women on the other This is actually a good thing for the girls and women in the crowd. They are out of acid throwing range of probably even the best muslim-p mens' arms. You never know when a woman or a girl may suddenly have lustful thoughts about Anthony Quinn, or some other fool thing. The muslim-p man of the house will have to be content to wait to get home to beat them or throw acid in their face, or kill them...to save the muslim-p man's honor. |
| Posted by: anymouse 2004-07-23 5:33:03 PM |
| #7 They see a Muslim walking down the street and think it is (Osama) bin Laden or something. No, I'm thinking bomb belt or an AK-47 (or both), but that's just me... |
| Posted by: Raj 2004-07-23 1:48:49 PM |
| #6 The cinema is serving as an arm of jihad, aimed at: 1) seeking converts, 2) further defining/solidifying Islamic identity for Perth's Moslem community, 3) gathering funds for the jihad, and 4) weakening the understanding/resolve of the Austrialians against the very real threat of their stated goal of Islamic world-domination. And I'll bet the film OSAMA will be banned, and Michael Moore's film promoted. Folks, this ain't a joke. Australians and Americans should continue to be VERY SUSPICIOUS of any and all "overtures" toward them from the Moslem community (BTW--it's not natural to Islamic culture to make overtures of this type), unless the Islamic group has made it public policy to DENOUNCE, CONDEMN, and PLEDGE TO ELIMINATE the threat of radical Islam from the face of the planet. Anything less is just smoke and mirrors. Their real plan is to: Disrupt Re-educate Convert Cause Panic Take Lives Diminish confidence in government and law Assume greater power Enforce control And they don't care if it takes a thousand years. Notice that Mr. Sufyaan only talks about how terrible it is that the Moslems in Perth--who have not renounced the actions of the jihadis--are met with suspicion by non-Moslems? This specific war tactic is to induce guilt and self-examination among non-Moslems, with the aim of making non-Moslems more compliant regarding the goals of an Islamic World State. "Muslims are very sad that we have been put in the spot as the people who are going to threaten the whole world." Well, they already ARE threatening the whole world--except for China. (Hmmm. And why is that, I wonder.) Hajibs, Islamic cinemas, living in non-Moslem countries when you're a Moslem, bombs, espionage at the FBI, attempting to bully your host country by using their culture of caring against them . . . it's all part of the same plan. They want to make everyone else subserviant to themselves. |
| Posted by: ex-lib 2004-07-23 12:06:31 PM |
| #5 So what time does Double-wide 9/11 start? |
| Posted by: Chris W. 2004-07-23 11:10:38 AM |
| #4 "It has brought people closer to understanding Islam." Right. People are becoming more informed about the reasons why it should be rejected. I have a long list of good reasons now to think its the worst religion of all where as before I learned anything about it, I thought it was pretty much the same as all the others. This could be a good thing if it warns Australians about Islam. This guy is really living in a dream world isn't he? |
| Posted by: peggy 2004-07-23 10:08:25 AM |
| #3 Segregation,yea thats the ticket,that will help people live in harmony(stupid ass). I would never take my wife and daughter(they would gang-up,beat my ass and do a Bobbit on me)to such a travisty. |
| Posted by: raptor 2004-07-23 7:56:12 AM |
| #2 "We are trying to let the West Australian people know more about Islam and to live in harmony," What a giant step forward - inviting Australians to share the cultural benefits of sexual segregation and misogyny. What next, subsidised stoning holidays in Arabia for the curious kaffir? |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2004-07-23 5:21:20 AM |
| #1 If you are in the mood for a blacked out, but mullah approved, movie screen, this is the place for you. |
| Posted by: ed 2004-07-23 2:02:22 AM |