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Article: Militants pressure Dutch artists Some Muslims move to suppress documentary and art show
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- International Herald Tribune
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- February 1, 2005
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Marlise Simons
International Herald Tribune
02-01-2005
Can angry young Muslims dictate what is and is not acceptable in the traditionally open-minded world of Dutch arts? In the last few weeks, it appears, the answer has been yes. The Netherlands' main film festival, now going on in Rotterdam, canceled a showing of a short documentary denouncing violence against Muslim women that was made by Theo van Gogh, who was killed nearly three months ago. The producer of the film said that he had pulled it from the festival after having received threats, and on the advice of the police.Separately, a Moroccan-Dutch painter went into hiding after a show of his work opened on Jan. 15 at a modern art ...