Kathy pointed to this little cinematic tidbit. Me being a huge movie buff, and not immune to the aesthetic charms of a Barrie Osborne production, I thought it may still be worth wasting a bucket of popcorn on...if only just to laugh out loud at the truly ridiculous parts, or throw pork rinds at the screen.
But something about this part tweaked me just a little...
Osborne's production will reportedly feature English-speaking Muslim actors. It is backed by the Qatar-based production company Alnoor Holdings, who have installed the Muslim scholar Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi to oversee all aspects of the shoot.
Hmmm. I wonder what that guy is all about..?
Qaradawi was born in Egypt in 1926 and, following the early death of his father, was raised by his uncle. He memorized the Qur'an in its entirety by age nine, and was particularly drawn to the brand of extremist, anti-Western Islam advanced by Hasan al-Banna, founder of the Muslim Brotherhood. Qaradawi went on to attend the Al-Azhar Theological Seminary in Cairo before moving to Qatar.
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In 2003 Qaradawi issued a fatwa against the Japanese video and trading-card game "Pokemon," which he believed advanced Jewish doctrines. According to Qaradawi, the gibberish uttered by the animated characters meant "Become a Jew."
In April 2004 Qaradawi issued a fatwa declaring a Muslim boycott of American- and Israeli-made products. "To buy their goods is to support tyranny, oppression and aggression," he wrote. "Buying goods from them will strengthen them; our duty is to make them as weak as we can."
That's what I thought. Should be some movie.
All I can say is...I wouldn't eat anything made out of goat meat, on this set.
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