FITNA by Geert Wilders

'FITNA' one of the most controversial movie released this year, I am sure that most of you have heard about it on. Of course this is because the movie sparked many boycotts and outrage by the Muslim community world wide. Fair enough the movie is disrespectfull to Islam but does it mean that Muslims should react the way they've reacted? Doesn't this show how shallow we are? To react vulgarly using violence and racial slurrs against the movie will just make the creator happy; this is because he is expecting this reaction. Just to share some interesting view, below is a letter sent to malaysiakini.com:

'An eye for an eye' will see us all blind
Lucy Ahmed Apr 8, 08 4:23pm
I refer to the Malaysiakini report Dutch Lady condemns 'Fitna' amid boycott.

I disagree with all those carrying banners, burning effigies, shouting ‘Infidels’ etc, toward the movie maker Geert Wilders. I wonder how many of those people who were demonstrating against the movie maker really know his name. Maybe many of them read somewhere or heard through word-of-mouth that there's a Dutch person producing 'Fitna', which has shown disrespect towards the Koran and against the Muslims.

Why should we bother to demonstrate, and give this disrespectful and undeserving person the satisfaction? Why should we show proof to his hateful thoughts? Don't we know that he is just seeking and wanting to be proved that all his thoughts and beliefs are true? In his hiding, he is actually waiting and anticipating the reactions of the Muslims all around the world. This person, Wilders, is actually laughing away at each and everyone of us, who in his mind are retarded and who he has proved beyond any doubt, are uncivilized and terrorists.

I think we should simply ignore him. And, of course, by all means, we should ban his disrespectful film for he deserves no attention from any of us at all. To be able to produce such disrespectful film, this person is actually a very angry person, very frustrated and living in hell with his hateful thoughts. On another positive perception, may be there are something that we could learn from his thoughts. Why is this person very angry?

First we have to calm down. Whatever he shows in his film is nothing new. It has happened before. It has been years, since Sept 11, that some people equated Islam with violence. Now here, the positive way is, we shall show them that Islam is truly a peace-loving religion. That we shall not go for ‘an eye for an eye’ for it will only leave the world blind. And what shall begotten of a blind world is nothing but chaos - and chaos produce sa chaotic world., a completely disordered and confused world.

So when this person shows his anger, we shall not go for ‘an eye for an eye’ but instead we shall show him our disagreement, and prove him all wrong. We instead go for peace and love to humanity. We shall instead demonstrate against all those who killed in the name of Allah. We shall go against all those who show an act of terrorism against humankind. We shall condemn Al-Qaeda for terrorising the whole world. Just look at how the group has terrorised the people, particularly the women of Afghanistan. Are not those women their mothers, sisters and daughters? What do we do about such an act?

For once, shouldn't we stop and give a thought about such behaviour? Shouldn't we instead demonstrate against such these monstrous, most hideous and frightful acts? The worst thing they did was doing all those barbaric acts in the name of Allah. This, I strongly believe, we shall never allow. It is the highest 'haram' act to do.

What I mentioned above is just one example that we should not allow anyone or any group to do. No one should install in anyone's mind any hatred with the intention to cause harm or to kill another human being. Insinuating negatively (as to cause harm) into another's mind and worse, by using the name of Islam, is haram - not allowed and very wrong. Killing in the name of Allah should be condemned.

Islam should be about peace, harmony and love. We shall praise all those who do good to humanity. We shall volunteer our free time to help others, who not only our brothers and sisters, but to all humanity. We are not living in a tribal era anymore. In this era we need each other. What affects other parts of the world, would also affect us. When the economy of America gets jolted, we too feel the result. When the food-producing countries fail to produce a good harvest, we, too, have less food on our table.

I believe everyone has their own opinions and beliefs, but I shall stand by my belief. I shall not carry a banner and march in protest against this one person, who is frustrated and full of anger, but I shall show an act of humanity. I shall carry my Koran in a positive manner for the good and tolerance of all humanity disregarding their gender, color and belief. And, I shall end my thought here with, ‘This earth is truly our world’.


I would like to thank Lucy on her very strong beliefs, I too think that there is some truth in her letter. We now have the task to prove to the world that Islam has nothing to do with violence but it is a teaching, a religion that promot peace and harmony.