Italian right-wing lawmaker Daniela Santanche, a known opponent of the Islamic headscarf, said on Wednesday she had received death threats in Arabic with a photograph of murdered Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh. “I yesterday (Tuesday) received a letter with four sheets in Arabic and photographs of Theo van Gogh and Hirsi Ali,” she told AFP, referring to Somali-born former Dutch lawmaker Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Hirsi Ali gained international attention in 2004 after Van Gogh was murdered by a Muslim extremist. Van Gogh had produced a controversial film written by Hirsi Ali about the treatment of women in Islam. “Since I don’t understand Arabic, I gave the letter to the police and they told me it contained death threats,” said Santanche.