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Why some Bradford Muslims protested over religious film

posted 3 years ago by Satan2016 (26201)
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Hands off our super heroes?

https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/20189758.lady-heaven-bradford-muslims-protested-religious-film/

The Lady of Heaven portrays the life story of Lady Fatima, the daughter of Prophet Muhammad, weaved together with the tale of young Iraqi orphan in modern day.

Protestors of all ages could be seen holding picket signs – some reading: “It’s not ok to offend 1.8 billion #handsoffoursuperheroes” and “Stop the screening”.

Critics say it also looks to liken an ISIS assault on a woman to an inaccurate story of how two of the Prophet’s closet companions were responsible for an assault on his daughter Fatima to the fourth caliph Ali, revered highly by both Shias and Sunnis.

Other critics have said the depictions of caliphs Abu Bakr, Umar, the wife of the Prophet, Aisha and other negative characters were black as this ‘stems from the racial bias against darker skinned people’.

[–] Satan2016 (26201) 3 years ago

IMDb has mix of 1&10* reviews. One called it woke!

https://deadline.com/2022/06/the-lady-of-heaven-pulled-uk-cineworld-protests-1235040646/

Deadline understands that the film was playing in nine Cineworld locations, and in two of those, protests became aggressive with verbal attacks against managers. Executive producer Malik Shlibak told the BBC the protesters were behaving like “thugs and bullies,” rushing into cinemas and intimidating staff, though he warned canceled screenings could fuel similar protests in the future. “This is not something that should be tolerated in the UK… This is more than just a single film.

[–] Otter (24464) 3 years ago

Wanna bet some of these same protestors also wonder why there isn't more mainstream entertainment aimed at their demographic?