The YouTube anti-Islamist, which sparked violent protests across the globe including the deadly attacks on the U.S. Embassy in Libya, continues to anger the Muslim community across the globe. On Monday thousands of protestors gathered before Google headquarters in England demanding that the offense video be removed from YouTube.
According to the Dailymail.co.uk, as many as 3,500 protestors gathered across the country to get Google to remove the video from YouTube, however Google remains adamant that it will not remove the video. Google argues that although the video is offense, it is within the purview of their rights to leave the video on the site.
According to Mail Online, "But Google remained defiant claiming the film is 'clearly within our guidelines and so will stay on YouTube."
Never according to the head organizer of the protests, Masoud Alam, "'This is not freedom of expression, there is a limit for that. This insult of the Prophet will not be allowed.... Our next protest will be at the offices of Google and YouTube across the world. We are looking to ban this film," as reported by the Daily Telegraph.
The movie, "Innocence of Muslims," derides the prophet Muhammad labeling him as scatterbrained and a molester. According to reports, the movie was created by an amateur filmmaker on a budget of around $5 million, most of the money coming from 100 unidentified Jewish donors, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The movie was initially said to be made by an Israeli-American named Sam Bacile. But now 55-year-old Nakoula Basseley Nakoula has been identified as the man behind the film. Nakoula was arrested and released a few weeks ago over charges related to bank fraud.
The movie was endorsed by the same US pastor who became infamous for encouraging the burning of the Quran. Tony Jones has become notorious for voicing his anti-Islamist sentiments. In the movie, the Prophet is mocked, being depicted as scatterbrained, a child molester as well as a killer.
Watch Clipping of the film below:
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