Category: The Lady of Heaven movie

Efforts to Ban the ‘Lady of Heaven’ Film in UK Cinemas Has Roots in Iranian Regime: Report

A campaign against a movie that saw some members of the Muslim community protest cinemas across the UK, had its origins in Iran eighteen months ago, according to research from a conservative think tank. A new research note by Dr. Paul Stott from the Security and Extremism Team at the think-tank Policy Exchange (pdf) wrote that…


Imam Who Backed Nationwide Muslim Protests at British Cinemas Is Government Islamophobia Adviser

Senior Imam Qari Asim caught up in free speech row as he said “The Lady of Heaven” could “potentially fuel hatred” and that he had been working with “brothers and Imams” across the country to protest the film and cancel its showings. Asim is an independent adviser to the British government on Islamophobia and a…