Keywords: International, English, religion, violence, stereotypes, concept paper, all media formats, resources for media
As a result of the release of the film, Innocence of Muslims, there were calls around the world to introduce or strengthen rules that would become akin to global blasphemy laws. A round of violence occurred as a reaction to this film and many people, including US Ambassador Stevens in Libya, were killed.
Quilliam’s latest concept paper seeks to denounce the violence through highlighting non-violent principles and passages from the Qur’an, examples of virtuous teachings from the Sunnah and Hadith (teachings of the Prophet Muhammad), and sharing expert knowledge about a peaceful Islam.
This paper is available in English. It was written by Usama Hasan and published in 2010.