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Canada To Show Anti-Islam Film ’To Teach Muslims Tolerance’
by Johnny Canuck - Open-Publishing - Tuesday 18 September 2012by Adrian Humphreys - National Post
Canadian Hindu Group Bringing ’Innocence of Muslims’ To Canada
"Saying it is a necessary part of furthering religious tolerance in Canada, a Canadian Hindu organization is organizing a public screening of the film that enflamed deadly protests and growing anger abroad over its mocking of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad.
’It shows the value of tolerance to Muslims and the Islamic community and teaches them, in Canada, we do have tolerance and diversity and they are simply going to have to tolerate diverse viewpoints and opinons without rioting and without going berserk.’
Mr Banerjee said he is working with contacts in the United States, including a Christian Copt group, to secure a full-length professional print of the movie, The Innocence of Muslims, that is apparently two hours long. Mr Banerjee said the Toronto movie screening will be an inter-faith presentation and he is working with members of the Sikh, Jewish and Christian communities.
Margaret Dadabhoy, a spokeswoman for the Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations, said the screening will bring needless hurt to Muslims and unnecessarily bring the controversy here..."