The United Nations (UN) should implement the Pakistani Senate resolution against the Dutch film, ‘Fitna’, which has hurt the sentiments of Muslims across the world, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Babar Awan said on Sunday.
The worldÂ’s societies should avoid making fun of each otherÂ’s religion, prophets and sacred books, Awan told a press conference at the Peshawar Press Club. A large number of PPP leaders and activists were also present.
“The UN Charter of Demand has completely failed in preventing conflicts and clashes between various world cultures and civilisations,” the PPP senator said.
He also urged the Rabita-e-Islami, an Islamic organisation, to support the Senate resolution against ‘Fitna’, released by Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders. He said the movie had wrongly portrayed Islam, hurting Muslims’ sentiments. “The [holy] Quran is the best book that promotes harmony among all civilisations and cultures,” he said.
He said that every country had its own laws, and that if a citizen insulted another country’s religion he or she could not be tried in accordance with laws of the country whose religion had been insulted. “It is therefore the need of the hour to make international laws to stop such things,” he said.
Response to ‘Fitna’: Awan said he would also make a film, ‘Difa-e-Quran’, in response to ‘Fitna’, adding that the movie would be released in five international languages – English, Arabic, Urdu, Persian and French. “It will be released on the 1st of Ramazan,” he added.
He requested Muslims across the world to suggest a name for his film, saying that the movie had temporarily been named as ‘Difa-e-Quran’. “A Rs 100,000 cash prize will be given to the person whose suggested name is selected,” he said, and asked those interested in the contest to mail their suggestions to his Senate office.
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