By IINA
Jeddah : The Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Prof. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu condemned in the strongest terms the release of the film “Fitna” by Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders defaming and denigrating the Holy Quran causing insult to the sentiments of more than 1.3 billion Muslims in the world. In a press statement, issued here yesterday, the Secretary General said that the film is a deliberate act of discrimination against Muslims, incitement for hatred and an act of defamation of religions which is solely intended to incite and provoke unrest and intolerance among people of different religious beliefs and to jeopardize world peace and stability.
“When the international community including the Dutch government had rejected Wilders’ film and that its broadcast was turned down by Dutch national as well as the international media, Mr. Wilders has openly defied the will of the international community by having it released through an internet website,” he said adding this action once again vindicated the OIC’s call for a consensus on a binding UN Resolution and for national legislations against actions such as those of Geert Wilders and other marginal groups who are actively involved in inciting hatred and intolerance through defamation of religions by abusing freedom of expression.
The Secretary General urged the international community to condemn the showing of the film and the Dutch Government to complete its legal inquiry and examine steps to prosecute the author of the documentary under the Dutch law.