Dutch Muslims outraged by 'insulting' film

[dArKeR]

The Hague - Dutch Muslims have expressed outrage at a film broadcast on national television that tells the fictional story of a Muslim woman forced into a violent marriage, raped by a relative and brutally punished for adultery.

One Muslim group has called it "extremely insulting".

Submission, an English-language film broadcast on Sunday, was scripted by a rightwing politician who years ago renounced the Islamic faith of her birth and now refers to herself as an "ex-Muslim".

The place of Muslim immigrants in Dutch society has long been a contentious issue in the Netherlands, where many rightwing politicians have pushed for tougher immigration laws and say Muslims already settled in the country must make a greater effort to assimilate.

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[Dufaeth]

1. Doesn't sound that insulting to me

Don't know much about Dutch politics but the poiltician is a member of the Liberal Party according to the BBC. It could be right wing I suppose but this idea doesn't seem inherently left or right wing as I could see it going either way. Pushing women's rights seems pretty progessive to me though.