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A noisy protest, rather than a wake,
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Several thousand people took to the streets in
Amsterdam to pay homage to
outspoken film maker Theo van Gogh and protest at the manner of his
killing.
Mr van Gogh, who made a controversial film about Islamic culture, was
shot dead as he cycled through the city.
Instead of holding a wake, protesters were asked
by Mr van Gogh's family to make as much noise as possible in support of
freedom of speech.
People
banged on pots and pans, car horns were honked and whistles blown in response.
"The freedom of speech is a foundation of our society and that
foundation was tampered with
today," Amsterdam mayor Job Cohen said in a speech to the crowd.
"Theo van Gogh picked fights with many people, myself included, but
that is a right in this country," he added.
Mr van Gogh was reportedly shot and stabbed to death as he cycled in
broad daylight through an Amsterdam street on Tuesday.
Police said they arrested a 26-year-old man with dual nationality near
the scene after an exchange of gunfire. The suspect and a police officer
were wounded and had to go to hospital.
The 47-year-old film maker had received death threats after his film
Submission was shown on Dutch TV.
It portrayed violence against women in Islamic societies - in one scene
an actress in see-through garments was shown with Koranic script written on her body,
which also bore whip marks.
Although the film triggered an outcry from Dutch Muslims, many were
quick to condemn the killing of Mr van Gogh.
One woman of Moroccan descent, Ikram, came to the rally with a sign
saying "Muslims against violence".
"I was debating whether or not to come, but I decided that as a Muslim
and a Moroccan I should take up my responsibility to show that we do not
support this act," she said.
Mr Van Gogh - who was related to the famous Dutch painter - had also
been making a film about Pim Fortuyn, the populist right-wing,
anti-immigration politician assassinated in May 2002.
The Netherlands is home to nearly one million Muslims or 5.5% of the
population.
(Agencies) |
几千人走上阿姆斯特丹街头，向敢于坦率直言的电影导演提奥·凡高致敬，并对他的遇害表示抗议。
凡高先生拍摄了一部关于伊斯兰文化的电影，引起了争议，之后他在骑自行车穿过城市时被枪杀。
凡高先生的家人请求抗议者为了支持言论自由，尽可能地大声喧闹，而不用要像以往一样守夜。
人们用力敲打着锅碗瓢盆，（街道上的）汽车喇叭和口哨声互相呼应。
阿姆斯特丹市长乔布·科恩对抗议人群发表了演讲，他说：“言论自由是社会的基础，今天这一基础被破坏了。”
“提奥·凡高选择和很多人作战，包括我自己，但是这是我国人民的正当权利。”他补充说。
据说凡高先生是在星期二（11月2日）白天骑车穿过阿姆斯特丹的一条街道时被开枪射中，然后被刺身亡的。
当地警方透露，他们在交火后的现场附近逮捕了一名具有双重国籍的26岁男子，这位嫌疑犯和一名警官都受了伤，不得不被送往医院救治。
影片《屈服》在荷兰电视台公映后，这位47岁的电影导演收到了死亡恐吓。
这部影片描述了伊斯兰社会中妇女们遭到的暴力威胁，电影里有这样一幕：一位女演员穿着透明的外衣，透过外衣可以看到写在她身体上的《可兰经》经文，还有鞭打的伤痕。
尽管这部影片激起了荷兰穆斯林教徒的公开抗议，许多人还是很快转向谴责杀害提奥·凡高的元凶。
一个摩洛哥血统的妇女伊克拉米带着一幅标语来到抗议集会上，标语上面写着“穆斯林信徒反对暴力”。
她说：“我在来与不来之间斗争着，但最终我还是决定来，因为作为一个穆斯林信徒和摩洛哥人，我有责任表明我们并不支持这种行为。”
凡高先生的名字能让人联想到那位著名的荷兰画家。他曾拍过一部关于右翼人民党党员、反移民政治家皮姆·佛图的电影。2002年5月，皮姆被暗杀。
荷兰是近100万穆斯林教徒的家园，穆斯林占全国总人口的5.5%。
（中国日报网站译） |
Updated: 2004-11-04 09:56