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TURKISH LAWYER DEMANDS WARNING BEFORE NOAH SCREENING OVER RELIGIOUS CONCERNS
18:05 * 07.04.14
A lawyer in Istanbul has filed a complaint about Russell Crowe's
latest movie Noah, demanding that a warning be displayed before its
screening to clarify that the movie is not related to the prophet
mentioned in the Quran, the Hurriyet Daily News reports.
Lawyer Yusuf Erikel reportedly stated in his petition that the movie is
"against religious beliefs" and "offends the Prophet Noah."
According to Erikel, the warning should state that the movie is
completely the scriptwriter's fiction and that the character of Noah,
as well as the incidents in the movie, has no relation to either
Islam or the real prophet named in the Quran.
The Culture Ministry and the company that holds the movie's publishing
rights are named as the "opposition side" in the interlocutory
injunction demand.
Much of the Muslim world, including the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Malaysia
and Indonesia, have banned the movie, finding it "un-Islamic" because
of its visual depiction of the Prophet Noah.
Armenian News - Tert.am
18:05 * 07.04.14
A lawyer in Istanbul has filed a complaint about Russell Crowe's
latest movie Noah, demanding that a warning be displayed before its
screening to clarify that the movie is not related to the prophet
mentioned in the Quran, the Hurriyet Daily News reports.
Lawyer Yusuf Erikel reportedly stated in his petition that the movie is
"against religious beliefs" and "offends the Prophet Noah."
According to Erikel, the warning should state that the movie is
completely the scriptwriter's fiction and that the character of Noah,
as well as the incidents in the movie, has no relation to either
Islam or the real prophet named in the Quran.
The Culture Ministry and the company that holds the movie's publishing
rights are named as the "opposition side" in the interlocutory
injunction demand.
Much of the Muslim world, including the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Malaysia
and Indonesia, have banned the movie, finding it "un-Islamic" because
of its visual depiction of the Prophet Noah.
Armenian News - Tert.am