Blog #5 Reward for killing of Film Maker

 Courtney Gaston

Anger is still present in the Middle East over the YouTube video that was posted about the Muslim leader Muhammad. A Pakistani government minister announced that they have placed a $100,000 bounty for the killing of the person who produced the online video. The support of the Taliban and al-Qaida has been requested in support to the would-be killer. Legislation was requested to have the anti-blasphemy law at the global level so that no one could hurt the religious emotions of the Muslims in the name of freedom of expression. Muslims across the world are feeling anger and distress from the video. Leaders are not encouraging the people to engage of acts of violence during their protests because of fears that could defame Muslims and their religion. But the people are not listening to officials and are still acting in violence, 15 people were killed and there were shops and businesses that were damaged in Pakistan. Dozens of other people have been killed because of the anguish of the video, including the US ambassador to Libya. Protests are going on all over the world, thousands of people protested in Nigeria’s largest city, Kano. The person who is believed to have made the film, Nakoula Basseley Nakoula was arrested on Thursday afternoon in Los Angeles. He was arrested for violating his probation from previous federal fraud charges in 2010. His probation strictly prohibited him from using “any online service at any location” without permission. Nakoula is a Coptic Christian that was born in Egypt.

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