Kyrgyz court bans gay Muslim documentary September 28, 2012 - 15:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A Kyrgyzstan court on Friday, Sept 28, banned screening of a documentary on gay Muslims, RIA Novosti reported. “I’m Gay, I’m Muslim,” was submitted as part of the One World International Documentary Film Festival currently underway in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek. It reportedly tells the story of gay rights in the Islamic world through the lens of ordinary Moroccans. Before the court ban, the Kyrgyz State Committee for National Security appealed to chief Mufti Rakhmatulla Egemberdiev, who believes the film “presents Islam in bad form using people, who have nothing to do with religion in general, as examples.” This is the second recent ban on Islam-related film in Kyrgyzstan. A Bishkek court ruled the American anti-Islam film “Innocence of Muslims” extremist on September 21 and banned its screening. Islam is the predominant religion in Kyrgyzstan, a landlocked country in Central Asia. Partner news  Top stories Beside Lithuania, Austria, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Ireland, Malta, Montenegro and Russia gave Azerbaijan the highest points. Emmelie de Forest, 20, had been the overwhelming favorite among the 26 entries, with her song Only Teardrops. Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian met in Strasbourg with counterparts from a number of European counties. From America to Oceania including Africa, Europe and Asia, this international event has confirmed its popularity.   Partner news |  Latest news Egyptian police block border crossing with Israel amid kidnapping anger  Egyptian police was enraged by the kidnapping of seven of their colleagues by Islamist gunmen in the Sinai Peninsula.Syrian forces storming rebel stronghold of Qusair Opposition groups say militants from the Lebanese Hezbollah movement are fighting alongside government forces.Iran executes two spies convicted of working for Israel, U.S. Iran has in the past said it had successfully detected and dismantled spy networks operating inside the country.UN chief: conference Syrian settlement to take place “very soon” The conference would be a follow-up to last year’s international meeting in Geneva that drafted a peace roadmap for Syria. |
