Submission (Part 1) Written By Ayaan Hirsi & Directed By Theo van Gogh

'Submission' Part 2 never happened because the person who directed this film (Theo Van Gogh) was murdered in public & a letter was pinned to his chest by use of a dagger. The creation and expression of this video costed him his life. Ironically, the act of violence & murder of Theo Van Gogh and the death threats against Ayaan Hirsi Ali gave this film exposure all around the globe.

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ABOUT SUBMISSION
The film's title 'Submission' is a direct translation of the word "Islam"

Submission is a 10 minute film in English written by Ayaan Hirsi Ali & directed by Theo van Gogh. The short film was broadcasted in August 29, 2004.

Ayaan Hirsi Ali (a former member of the Dutch House of Representatives for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy).

The film tells the story of 4 fictional characters played by a single actress wearing a veil, but clad in a see-through chador, her naked body painted with verses from the Koran.

The characters are Muslim women who have been abused in various ways. The film contains monologues of these women and dramatically highlights three verses of the Quran (4:34 2:222 and 24:2) that authorize mistreatment of women, by showing them painted on womens bodies.

On November 2, 2004, Theo van Gogh was assassinated in public by Mohammed Bouyeri, Moroccan muslim with a dutch passport. A letter stabbed through and affixed to the body by a dagger, linked the murder to Van Gogh's film and his views regarding Islam.

After the murder of Theo van Gogh, Submission gained international fame.

ABOUT AYAAN HIRSI ALI
Is a Dutch feminist, writer, and politician.
Ayaan Hirsi Ali born 13 November 1969 in Somalia. She is the estranged daughter of the Somali scholar, politician, and revolutionary opposition leader Hirsi Magan Isse. She is a prominent critic of Islam, and her screenplay for Theo Van Gogh's movie Submission led to death of Theo van Gogh.


When she was 8 her family left Somalia for Saudi Arabia, then Ethiopia & eventually settled in Kenya. She sought and obtained political asylum in the Netherlands in 1992 under circumstances that later became the center of a political controversy. In 2003 she was elected a member of the House of Representatives (the lower house of the Dutch parliament), representing the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).

In 2005, she was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
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Lo's Personal Message:
I shared this beautiful short film because to me, it shows an example of the DEVOLUTION OF THE SACRED FEMININE SANCTITY (and its NOT directed at any particular group/person). We can all agree to disagree but I will not tolerate silly arguments, I love to read them though.

Humans (across the world, regardless of their different cultural practices, beliefs, religion, race, sex, socioeconomic status etc) tend to deliberately commit atrocious acts that go against human rights & find a way to justify their actions by placing the blame on some "HIGHER SOURCE"... stop with the ignorance. Please read through the responses before you attack each other over deeply programmed (insane) beliefs.

Please learn to tolerate each others differences and BE LOVE. What exactly is everyone defending anyway???

Blessings To All
Lo (Enigmaress)

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[jakolu]

Nice film. Portrays corruption in, the dysfunctionality of, and the oppression by society towards women. The scenario is very realistic, and is a good way, I feel, at showing awareness of abuse et al. However, this isn't really an insult to Islam itself, but as to how it is used by people to mistreat others. The woman's uncle's actions would clearly not be acceptable, under the Koran, yet her father defends him. In the end, I believe the woman is the better Muslim. People should understand

[Loaki00]

@jakolu I absolutely love your comment, thank you so much for your very insightful response.

Blessings,

Lo

[preetybaby6]

of coz she got raped look how the way she dress man, even a real animal will rape her lol

[Loaki00]

@preetybaby6 Lol! Seriously?

[Loaki00]

@fromwilliams BRUTAL CUSTOMS = A 911 call right here on youtube, when this poor muslim girl is screaming out "Im dying! Im dying!" and dies b4 the emergency crew get to her & you want to know why? Again, her own father killed her plus her sister for speaking to (non- muslim) boys at school. So plz dont pull that "Africans are ignorant" card on me, Ive heard it all and then some, its what COWARDS say to Africans to make themselves feel better about their own sense of inferiority complex.

[KevinRexrod]

@ignoranceisbad Ayaan Hirsi Ali should be awarded for her effort to make this film with the late Theo van Gogh who got murdered because of this film. Seems to me that some muslims do not want to hear the truth about the reality of life of some Islamic women.

[Loaki00]

@ValleyOfMecca Uhhhhhh! Ok????????????????

[gabrishka21]

Instead of focusing so much on covering the woman, y don't muslims focus on teaching young men to control their sexual desires, so that women can enjoy the same freedoms men do? After all, women can b attracted to men just as much..so if u cover women, cover men too, that would make it fair! I mean..come on, we live in the 21st century. Not all men r pervs, and those that are, won't care if a woman is covered or not, if they want to do something to her, they will..as Ayaan very well shows here.

[rabbizidni3ilman]

lol The truth is, To each their own. This film portrays "a" view out of various other views. A view that focuses on only the negative perspectives. She's presented nothing but herself as innocent, and in the end, don't all present the same. Don't we all give rationals? I believe this woman was never even a Muslim to begin with. Ayan Hirsi lied about herself (when seeking refuge in Netherland) and when her lies got caught the government excluded her. what credibility does Ayan Hirsi has left?

[rabbizidni3ilman]

lol The truth is, To each their own. This film portrays "a" view out of various other views. A view that focuses on only the negative perspectives. She's presented nothing but herself as innocent, and in the end, don't all present the same. Don't we all give rationals? I believe this woman was never even a Muslim to begin with. Ayan Hirsi lied about herself (when seeking refuge in Netherland) and when her lies got caught the government excluded her. what credibility does Ayan Hirsi has left?

[pashun88]

As a Muslim woman I feel shocked to see this, but also annoyed that every person that watched this video now thinks that this is the life of the Muslim woman. These are ignorants and wife beaters...people who have no morals or conscience that would treat a woman in such a way. This is insanity. It does not represent how I grew up, and reading the book "Infidel" most of the time I felt like Ayaan was speaking of a Somalia from another dimension. I have not seen or experienced any such thing.

[balaalalaslk]

@jakolu amazing comment man

[rationallegomaniac]

@preetybaby6 *facepalm

GTFO the internets and take your fail with you!

[rationallegomaniac]

Religion poisons everything!

[sandra25166]

THERE SHOULD BE A LAW FORCING ALL WOMEN TO COVER THERE BODYS IN ALL COUNTRYS THIS WILL PROTECT THEM FROM SEX FREAKS

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