US: Filmmaker who set the Middle East ablaze hides his face

The Californian man behind the anti-Islamic movie that has caused outrage across the Muslim world emerged from hiding this morning to be interviewed by federal probation officers.

With his face obscured behind a hat, glasses and a scarf, Nakoula Basseley Nakoula, 55 was taken to a sheriff's station in his hometown of Cerritos by deputies of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's department.

Convicted fraudster Nakoula is under investigation by probation officers to determine whether his inflammatory film 'Innocence of Muslims' has violated the terms of his release, which could land him back in prison.

After arriving at his home just after midnight deputies escorted Nakoula to an awaiting car and he was taken to the station where he was questioned over his involvement in the film production which has been blamed for the mass protests across the Middle East which resulted in the death of four American citizens on Wednesday.

Convicted of $800,000 bank fraud in 2010, Nakoula, who is suspected of using the alias Sam Bassil during the production of the controversial film was released on the condition that he did not access the internet or use aliases.

Violent protests around the Arab world have sprung up because of the film, which paints and negative and untrue the Prophet Mohammed (pbuh) led to the death of seven people alone yesterday.

Nakoula voluntarily left his home in the early hours of Saturday morning for the meeting in a sheriff's station Los Angeles County Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said.

'He will be interviewed by federal probation officers,' said Whitmore.

In a world which is getting smaller every day with the use of social media, the internet and technology there needs to be a system where people cannot deliberately create films or write articles which hurt the sentiments of others mocking their religious leaders.

If the film was disgracing another religious leader it would still not justify its production as Muslims are taught to protect the sentiments of other religions and become the protectors of all religious and non-religious people.

This is their duty explained by their beloved Prophet Muhammad. He established a charter to all Christians and others living as citizens under Muslim rule. In it he stated:

“I promise that any monk or wayfarer who will seek my help on the mountains, in forests, deserts, or habitations, or in places of worship, I will repel his enemies with my friends and helpers, with all my relatives and with all those who profess to follow me and will defend them, because they are my covenant…No bishop will be expelled from his bishopric, no monk from his monastery, no priest from his place of worship, and no pilgrim will be detained in his pilgrimage. None of their churches or other places of worship will be desolated or destroyed or demolished. No material of their churches will be used to build mosques or houses for the Muslims…I give them my word of honour. They are on my promise and covenant and will enjoy perfect immunity from all sorts of inconveniences…Let this document not be disobeyed till the Judgment Day.”

This love for all people is severely lacking today as people are constantly mocking each other for the sake of comedy or fame and this is causing great pain to many as their feelings are not taken into consideration.

The Ahmadiyya Post, US. 15 Sept 2012