AP: Gibson's 'The Passion' a Hit Among Arabs

[elfwitch]

CAIRO, Egypt - Hanan Nsour, a veiled, 21-year-old Muslim in Jordan, came out of "The Passion of the Christ" in tears and pronounced her verdict: Mel Gibson (news)'s crucifixion epic "unmasked the Jews' lies and I hope that everybody, everywhere, turns against the Jews."

more... http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=529&ncid=529&e=9&u=/ap/20040405/ap_en_mo/arabs_and__passion_1

Do you think this was in his plan or just another unfortunate by-product?

[JohnLocke]

1. DUPE.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=1346792&mesg_id=1346792

Thanks

[Fenris]

3. According to the time code, your post is a dupe of hers

[JohnLocke]

4. It was a day before (nt).

[ikojo]

2. Maybe his daddy, Hutton Gibson, will be happy if

the Passion causes more people to hate Jews, but I don't think MEL Gibson gave the Arabs' opinion on the movie much thought. After all they are "heathen" Muslims in need of conversion.

[forgethell]

5. Unfortunate byproduct,

IMO. There is so much hate among some Mid-East Arabs that they will sieze upon anything to discredit the Jewish people. But it is not in the film.

[madrchsod]

6. for those who haven`t read the whole

article it seems there is a split in the muslim world about this movie. and the the quotes from the quran are very interesting about christ and his relation to the muslim religion. i`m beginning to agree with their take on christ