After the film had aired, both Theo van Gogh and Hirsi Ali received thousands of death threats, which resulted in the murder of Theo Van Gogh and the seclusion of Hirsi Ali. According to some scholars, Theo van Gogh’s troubled history with the Muslim community justified the leaders blaming the film that for spreading Islam phobia.
Theo van Gogh was a well-known Dutch filmmaker/author and is the great grand nephew of the famous painter Vincent van Gogh. Unfortunately, Theo van Gogh was not famous for his well written books or inspiring documentaries but rather for his controversial outspoken opinions on Muslims, Jews and Christians or as I say the “former Donald Trump” of his time. Theo van Gogh published a book called Allah Knows Better, which is based on the murder of the former Prime Minister of Holland by an animal rights activist claiming he was protecting the Muslims. At one point in the book, Theo van Gogh criticizes “ Islamic Militants and clergy for being woman haters” (Simons 2). In his day-to-day life, Theo van Gogh also called Muslims “ the secret column of goat fuckers. Even though he had frequently been sued for libel and slander, he managed to successfully defend himself under the …show more content…
The two other films are Women in the Sun and Honor Diaries. Women in the Sun was a film directed by Sobhi al-Zobaidi and produced by reFugee camp production in 1998. The film focused on a concerning matter of the large number of suicides attempted by women in Palestine. The director learns that the reasons these women commit suicide is because of the abuse and treatment they face in Palestine. The narratives of the four women are intertwined with debates that focus on a wide range of topics: suicide, women, early marriage, Islamic law, incest, and tradition and honor killings. The director also included an interview with a local Muslim
Theo van Gogh was a well-known Dutch filmmaker/author and is the great grand nephew of the famous painter Vincent van Gogh. Unfortunately, Theo van Gogh was not famous for his well written books or inspiring documentaries but rather for his controversial outspoken opinions on Muslims, Jews and Christians or as I say the “former Donald Trump” of his time. Theo van Gogh published a book called Allah Knows Better, which is based on the murder of the former Prime Minister of Holland by an animal rights activist claiming he was protecting the Muslims. At one point in the book, Theo van Gogh criticizes “ Islamic Militants and clergy for being woman haters” (Simons 2). In his day-to-day life, Theo van Gogh also called Muslims “ the secret column of goat fuckers. Even though he had frequently been sued for libel and slander, he managed to successfully defend himself under the …show more content…
The two other films are Women in the Sun and Honor Diaries. Women in the Sun was a film directed by Sobhi al-Zobaidi and produced by reFugee camp production in 1998. The film focused on a concerning matter of the large number of suicides attempted by women in Palestine. The director learns that the reasons these women commit suicide is because of the abuse and treatment they face in Palestine. The narratives of the four women are intertwined with debates that focus on a wide range of topics: suicide, women, early marriage, Islamic law, incest, and tradition and honor killings. The director also included an interview with a local Muslim