Source:
http://www.arabnews .com/?page= 1§ion= 0&article= 108817&d= 10&m=4&y= 2008
Schism — Saudi Blogger's Answer to Wilders Film
Ebtihal Mubarak, Arab News
A scene from the video "Schism" shows a woman activist from an extremist
Christian organization preaching violence to children. (AN photo)
JEDDAH, 10 April 2008 — A Saudi blogger has made a six-minute video
entitled "Schism" by portraying texts from Christian sources out of
context, similar to the way Dutch MP Geert Wilders made his
recently-released anti-Qur'an film entitled "Fitna."
In his film, Raid Al-Saeed, 33, shows verses of the Bible that call for
war and illustrated them with clips of extremist Christian groups that
preach violence.
"I made it in less than 24 hours. In 'Schism,' I have used the same
methodology that Wilders has used and that involves taking texts out of
context," he told Arab News, adding that he made the film to prove that it
is incorrect to judge Islam by watching "Fitna."
This is a point that he writes at the end of his short film. "It is easy
to take part of any holy book out of context and make it sound like an
inhumane book. This is what Geert Wilders did to gather supporters for his
hateful ideology. To create 'Schism,'" he wrote.
Al-Saeed does not believe religious books call for violence and bloodshed.
He said "Fitna" is "based on hate" and that Wilders has abused the
"freedom of expression that he enjoys." He added that Wilders' movie
reflects "his racism and hatred."
When Al-Saeed first posted his clip on YouTube on March 1, the video was
removed within 12 hours with a message from the site that the clip
violated its terms.
Al-Saeed wrote back to YouTube, asking why the movie was removed while
"Fitna" remained available. He uploaded the film again and added a message
for the site's administrators advising them to view Wilders' film before
deleting the film.
His video has been viewed over 1,800 times and has been on YouTube since
March 2. It is also available for viewing on Google.
Al-Saeed insists that his aim is not to spread hate but to tell the world
that you cannot judge a religion or an ideology by taking things out of
context.
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