Religion & Law

Dutch Court Says MP Has Right To Free Speech, Refuses To Ban Anti-Koran Film
A Dutch judge has refused to ban Fitna, a film that criticizes the Koran, saying that the filmmaker, Geert Wilders, a Dutch member of Parliament, has the right to free speech and his film does not incite hatred...

UN SG condemns 'offensively anti-Islamic' film, calls for calm response
[JURIST] UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon [official website] Friday condemned a film made by far-right Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders [personal website, in Dutch] that criticizes the Koran, calling it "offensively anti-Islamic...

Dutch Will Not Prosecute Wilders For Anti-Muslim Film and Statements
The Dutch Public Prosecution Service issued a statement yesterday (full text) saying that right-wing politician Geert Wilders will not be prosecuted for a letter he wrote to a national newspaper urging that the Quran be banned in the Netherlands (see prior posting), nor will he be charged in connection with his anti-Muslim film, Fitna (see prior posting)...

Right Wing Dutch Politician Plans Anti-Quran Film; Government Is Concerned
In the Netherlands, right-wing Freedom Party leader Geert Wilders has provoked controversy by announcing that he is producing a 10-minute film about the Quran that will portray the Muslim scriptures as a "fascist book" that incites violence and that promotes intolerance of women and homosexuals...

Dutch court to hear challenge against film criticizing Islam
[JURIST] A district court in the Netherlands agreed Friday to hear a lawsuit filed by the Dutch Islamic Federation seeking to ban the release of a film that criticizes the Quran. Dutch right-wing lawmaker Geert Wilders [personal website, in Dutch] plans to release a 15-minute movie titled "Fitna," said to depict Islam in a highly negative light...

WILDERS ANTI-KORAN FILM: THE NETHERLANDS FEARS ATTACKS ON PEOPLE AND PROPERTIES
Calls to kill Mr. Wilders should be strongly condemned Freedom of expression is one of the cornerstones of the Dutch democracy. Within the boundaries of the law, one may say whatever one wants to say...

Feature Film Piracy
Chinese company settles piracy suit with Hollywood studios.

Religious Discrimination
NMSU to pay $165,000 in Muslim discrimination settlement.