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     The article, published on the website of Yahoo!News on September 12, 2012 is headlined as ‘Innocence of Muslims’: The film that may have sparked U.S. Embassy protests. The reporter Liz Goodwin makes it clear what the film “Innocence of Muslims” is all about and why it has aroused religious based disputes in the Islamic world, holding up as a model opinions of different people on that issue. Speaking of the film, it’s necessary to note that Liz tells us its plot and expresses the view that many Muslims consider physical or visual representations of Muhammad to be blasphemous. Analyzing the situation with the film, it’s necessary to emphasize that though much remains murky about the movie and its origins, the Wall Street Journal tracked down and interviewed a person who claimed to have written and directed the movie, a real estate developer named Sam Bacile. He told the Journal that he made the film to portray Islam as a hateful religion. Giving appraisal of the situation it’s necessary to point out that the cast was told they were acting in a movie called "Dessert Warriors," and had no idea it would be altered to have an anti-Islam message. In this connection it’s worthwhile mentioning the fact that NPR's Sarah Abdurrahman noticed that every specific reference to Muhammad or Islam in the movie's trailer appears to be dubbed over what the actors actually said. Without the lines that insult Islam, the trailer "reads like some cheesy Arabian Nights story."

     The article concludes by giving the opinions of the USA President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who said that their country always tried to be tolerant and that there is no justification to the protests that took place at the US embassy in Cairo, as response to the film “Innocence of Muslims” posted on the Internet. Though there is no mention about Liz’s opinion on the problem, I can guess that she agrees with Obama and Clinton, because she concludes her article with their words.

     As for me, I don’t think that the USA is a tolerant and democratic country, because it makes it possible to infringe rights, customs, traditions and especially religious feelings of other people, e.g. Muslims (which the film “Innocence of Muslims” completely shows). I think it is unsustainable. Islam is one of the world’s great religious, as well as Christianity. If we start to abuse Muslims so they also have the right to do the same with Christians. And all those things can lead to a greater conflicts and even war…It is the 21st century and we all live in a global village. So, one of the main things in this world, I think, is the quality of being tolerant, respecting other people’s rights. Without it we will never live in peace.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/innocence-muslims-film-sparked-deadly-u-embassy-attacks-142118931.html