Muslims join Da Vinci criticism
Roman Catholics in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) have received Muslim support in protests against the release of the movie, The Da Vinci Code.
Film censors have cleared the movie for release in India on 19 May.
An umbrella organisation of Islamic clerics in Mumbai have labelled the film as "blasphemous" because it spreads "lies" about Jesus Christ.
One Roman Catholic activist has gone on what he says is a "hunger strike until death" unless the film is banned.
'Violent protests'
"The Holy Koran recognises Jesus as a prophet. What the book says is an insult to both Christians and Muslims," Maulana Mansoor Ali Khan, general secretary of the All-India Sunni Jamiyat-ul-Ulema, told the Reuters news agency.
Film censors have cleared the movie for release in India on 19 May.
An umbrella organisation of Islamic clerics in Mumbai have labelled the film as "blasphemous" because it spreads "lies" about Jesus Christ.
One Roman Catholic activist has gone on what he says is a "hunger strike until death" unless the film is banned.
'Violent protests'
"The Holy Koran recognises Jesus as a prophet. What the book says is an insult to both Christians and Muslims," Maulana Mansoor Ali Khan, general secretary of the All-India Sunni Jamiyat-ul-Ulema, told the Reuters news agency.
posted by Movie news blog at 12:17 AM
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