The Innocence of Muslims

[soupsoup]

from Al Jazeera.

would a mere film instill so much violence?

The Al Jazeera English Tumblr

anyone seen it?

[sabang]

A mere film can be seized upon by those looking to incite violence, or the popular outrage exploited as a cover under which to instigate violence. A mere film can also be exploited by those looking to provoke such a reaction, by making and promoting it in the first place. Even in a supposedly sane part of the world, I have heard such seditionary stuff as 'Sesame Street' and 'Avatar' accused of having left wing political agenda's. So we should not underestimate the potential power or impact of a film, or any other media.

[Boon Mee]

Funny that the film Piss Christ hasn't provoked widespread rioting, eh?

[Lantern]

Send in the drones.

[FlyFree]

Funny that the film Piss Christ hasn't provoked widespread rioting, eh?

Christians are just too fuckin lazy to riot.

[Umbuku]

the film Piss Christ

A remarkably static film with incredible 3D effects.

[Davis Knowlton]

welcome to last month

apologies mid. they block anything anti islam in this part of the world. the merkan and british embassies are all under tight security for good reasons.

Where are ya, soup? Sounds a bit extreme for the Gulf, but par for the course for several other hellholes in which I've lived.

[soupsoup]

abu dhabi. just back from oman and onwards to istanbul.

then back to dubai. a bit of a country hop for sure. job.

[Davis Knowlton]

abu dhabi. just back from oman and onwards to istanbul.

then back to dubai. a bit of a country hop for sure. job.

At least it's not Yemen, Saudi, or Pakistan.

[soupsoup]

saudi is a cool place. no mecca though, got as far as jeddah. non muslims no go.

fascinating place to see. raw, uninhibited, anything goes.

[Davis Knowlton]

I lived in Dhahran for two years - gets real old, real fast. Though the Red Sea diving off of Jeddah was some of the best in the world.

[Tassini]

abu dhabi. just back from oman and onwards to istanbul.

then back to dubai. a bit of a country hop for sure. job.

At least it's not Yemen, Saudi, or Pakistan.

Well Davis, I'm with you on that score. Saudi is a place full of religious nutters and for the last 3 years + I have been in Pakistan. Believe me it doesn't get any better, there is no hope for this place..............ever!

Tas

[Davis Knowlton]

^I only spent a few months in Pakistan, thankfully. I did live all around it, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and India, for a total of seven years. Only Bangladesh was on a Pakistan hellhole level, understandably as it used to be East Pakistan until 1971.

[soupsoup]

the undercurrents of violence is what blew me away.

shiatte muslims can't get into mecca. we tavelled by bus, eid. a woman friend and her five children. bus stopped in many places, think back in time, the real saudi, i was scared in places, machine guns at water stops. passport checks.