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| Somali refugee Dutch MP defies Islam with film about Koran |
| 2004-08-31 |
| ...gets threatened with murder, natch. After describing the Prophet Mohammed as a pervert, Ayaan Hirsi Ali already needs round-the-clock protection from the Dutch security services. Now the Muslim apostate and rising star of Dutch politics has pushed her luck even further with a film exhibiting verses of the Koran across the chest, stomach and thighs of an almost naked girl. Mrs Hirsi Ali, who has risen from Somali asylum seeker to Dutch MP in 12 years, produced the film broadcast on Dutch television on Sunday night to highlight the continued oppression of Muslim women in Europe. The 11-minute programme, Submission, depicts a young Muslim girl confronting Allah at prayer in a mosque. She wears the veil, covering most of the face, but her voluptuous body is clearly visible through a transparent gown. "All praise to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds," begins the text painted across the actress's throat, which then scrolls down her bare chest. It is taken from the fatiha or opening of the Koran, the lines recited aloud by men, and silently by women, at Muslim prayer five times a day throughout the world. Four other women act out scenes of torment and repression. One battered victim in a torn dress, exposes her shoulders and arms covered with lash wounds and the text of Verse 34, Chapter 4, The Women. "Men are the maintainers of women because Allah has made them excel and because they spend out of their property; the good women are therefore obedient. Those on whose part you fear desertion, admonish them, and leave them alone in the sleeping-places and beat them," it says. The broadcast was watched by 750,000 people, a large audience in a country of 16 million. An estimated one million are Muslims of Turkish or North African origin. |
| Posted by:Bulldog |
| #9 I've been following Ms. Ali's stories over at Expatica. She's very brave. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2004-08-31 3:30:58 PM |
| #8 Low-level fatwas - or death edicts - have been raining down since she attacked Islam as a medieval, misogynist cult incapable of self-criticism and blind to modern science. Er, typical reaction of, what she describes above. More info : Ayaan Hirsi Ali |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-08-31 11:34:11 AM |
| #7 Ex-lib-Love your comments. A parliamentary report this year found that more than 70 per cent of Dutch-born Muslims were bringing in spouses from their home countries, perpetuating a separatist sub-culture. Wonder how MANY spouses they are talking about, and whether they are even pubescent yet? |
| Posted by: jules 187 2004-08-31 10:37:05 AM |
| #6 Lurking, ex-lib, lurking. This one was a slam dunk, so I gave it a pass. BTW, I think you're right - she's a fighter. No matter how they try to spin her message, she makes them squirm and squeal. So I like her, heh. Got real brass and it's great that she's being seen as an emerging leader - that speaks well for her country, as well. Win-win for the Good Guyz. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-08-31 10:15:28 AM |
| #5 #1: " . . . but her voluptuous body is clearly visible through a transparent gown. Photos, dammit, I want photos!" Now where's that .com when you need him? : ) Anyway, she looks like a real fighter to me. "But Mrs Hirsi Ali has become immensely popular among the ordinary Dutch, people who have been shocked by the sudden emergence of large Muslim enclaves in their cities - often with ties to militant anti-western groups. A parliamentary report this year found that more than 70 per cent of Dutch-born Muslims were bringing in spouses from their home countries, perpetuating a separatist sub-culture." There was a discussion yesterday about a group of moslems getting a permit in Arkansas to build a mosque and moslem school and twenty houses. See-- they're trying to do the same thing here. " . . .death edicts have been raining down since she attacked Islam as a medieval, misogynist cult incapable of self-criticism and blind to modern science . . ." Ha! That was great. I just hope she stays alive. Since she's from Somalia, it's about a 99% chance that she was forced to undergo infibulation. No kidding she's rightly pissed about Islam's treatment of women, and her film is next to nothing compared to what really goes on. More power to her! And what does this say about her?: 1) "Mrs Hirsi Ali arrived in Holland as a penniless refugee in 1992 after sneaking across the German border to escape a forced marriage to a Somali kinsman. 2) She did not speak a word of Dutch. 3) Finding jobs as a cleaner, she went on to study political science at Leiden University. 4) Her ambition now is nothing less than a reformation of Islam. " I say the world is lucky to have her. |
| Posted by: ex-lib 2004-08-31 10:06:57 AM |
| #4 You Mrs Davis is a cruel woman Dave |
| Posted by: Dave 2004-08-31 9:31:03 AM |
| #3 For you Steve, photo. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-08-31 9:11:00 AM |
| #2 Photos, dammit, I want photos Get a grip man...do you want to go blind! |
| Posted by: RN 2004-08-31 9:02:14 AM |
| #1 but her voluptuous body is clearly visible through a transparent gown Photos, dammit, I want photos! |
| Posted by: Steve 2004-08-31 8:29:59 AM |