Wilders to Broadcast Provocative Prophet Cartoons
Muslims in the Netherlands "are no longer easy to offend," lawyer Ejder Kose, who once represented a Muslim organization that tried unsuccessfully to ban a short film made by Wilders, told Brando Sun on Thursday, June 4.
"He only wants to be in the news, and every time he goes a step further in his attempts to be provocative," he said.
Earlier this week, Wilders announced his plan to use airtime granted to political parties to show cartoons from a contest in Texas last month.
Wilders spoke at the contest in Garland, Texas, in which two gunmen were killed after reportedly targeting the contest.
His plans followed the government’s rejection of an exhibition planned by the far-right lawmaker.
Wilders denied he was being provocative, claiming he wanted to show the cartoons to support freedom of expressions.
"Never capitulate. Never give in to fear," he wrote. "Always continue with more power and conviction."
A date hasn't been set for Wilders' broadcast.
Yassin Elforkani, spokesman of the Contact Group for Muslims and Government, agreed that people are growing accustomed to Wilders.
"It is provocation from Wilders that we have been used to for years," Elforkani said in a telephone interview.
Wilders is notorious for his rants against Islam and Muslims.
He has also called for banning the Noble Qur’an, describing the Muslim holy book as “fascist”.
In 2008, Wilders released a 15-minute documentary accusing the Qur’an of inciting violence.
Wilders’ visit comes amid tension in Australia over a recent protest by Australian Muslims against a US-made film mocking Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him), which degenerated into violence.
In 2013, Google has deactivated the mail account of Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders following complaints that the anti-Islam politician was using it to spread anti Islam initiative.
In May 2014, Wilders has put his country in hot water after distributing stickers with the Saudi-flag, replacing the text of the shahada with anti-Islam slurs, after which the Kingdom slapped indirect sanctions on the European country.
Source: On Islam
