The innocence of Muslim

With political unrest continuing in the middle east over a controversial movie trailer depicting the prophet Muhammad in a negative light, opinion has continued to rage in over who is in the wrong.The movie trailer, is an amateurish production allegedly made by Egyptian Coptic Christian Nakoula Basseley Nakoula who currently resides in America.

The outrage over the movie has seen content host Youtube prevent it from being viewed in some Islamic nations however they have resisted calls for it to be removed from the site entirely.

This after actress Cindy Lee Garcia laid charges against Basseley and Google (owners of Youtube) at the California superior court citing he made her appear to look like a 'religious bigot.' At certain points in the movie specifically where hateful remarks are made, it is clear that audio has been dubbed over what the actors are actually saying.

Despite this, the court ruled Thursday that Garcia would be unlikely to prevail in her attempt to block the distribution of the video and therefore Youtube would not be required to remove it from the site.

Meanwhile Egyptian authorities have laid charges against Basseley and seven others for insulting Islam as well as attempting to incite strife. The charges are largely ceremonial as none of those charged currently reside in Egypt.

As to the question of if the content of the video justifies killing? The Koran states that their shall be backlash for anyone insulting the prophet Muhammad. Does this give Muslim's the right to take another's life based on conflicting opinions or should free speech be allowed to rule?

Salman Rushdie

Whatever the answer only one thing is certain. The Islamic nation is going to take a very long time to forget this incident. Salman Rushdie, author of 1989 book The Satanic verses is still wanted dead in some circles for blasphemous writings about Islam. 

The bounty on Rushdie's head currently sits at $3.3 million. However recent threats in the wake of Innocence of Muslim have been dismissed by the author who feels it was, 'One priest in Iran looking for a headline.' He also had this to say about the movie calling it, 'The worst video on Youtube.'

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