[governance] Bangladesh Govt blocks YouTube

[David Conrad]

Daniel,

On Sep 18, 2012, at 7:34 AM, Daniel Kalchev <daniel at digsys.bg> wrote:
> On 18.09.12 17:23, Fahd A. Batayneh wrote:
>> 
>> BTW, this does not mean that I am with the video and that I am happy at what is going on. It is very upsetting, and what makes things even worst is that Google is doing nothing about it.

A quick search suggests that Google has, at the request of the government (or by determination of Google in that country that the video violated the law or Google's terms and conditions), blocked access to the video in India, Libya, Egypt, Indonesia, and Malaysia. 

> You yourself said we should not discuss the contents.

Actually, I believe Imran Ahmed Shah said we should not discuss contents.

> Who made that translation?

According to news reports, an Egyptian-born "human rights attorney" living in Washington DC by the name of Morris Sadek claims he translated the film, sent it to Egyptian journalists on Sep 6, promoted it on his website, and posted it on social media. According to http://www.theatlanticwire.com/global/2012/09/egyptian-outrage-peddler-who-sent-anti-islam-youtube-clip-viral/56826/, on Sep 8, Sheik Khaled Abdullah in Egypt broadcast parts of the video in Egypt. Subsequently, (according to that article) youm7.com reported that the 'leader of an Egyptian political party "denounced the production of the film with the participation of vengeful Copts."'

> In my opinion, those who made the translation are those who seek the present conflict.

Yes. One quote about Mr. Sadek I saw was "He likes to use inflammatory and abrasive language to insult Muslims and Islam. As his actions agitate more the Islamic extremists, some people wonder if he is not in fact working to fulfill their agenda."  From my perspective, this appears to have played into the hands of Sheik Khaled Abdullah and political opportunists and spiraled out of control.

Regards,
-drc


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