Flashermac Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 Kuala Lumpur - Malaysian censors Friday banned the Hollywood blockbuster Noah from the predominantly Muslim South-East Asian country for depicting one of Islam's prophets, an official said. "Noah contravenes one of the guidelines, which is that the face of a prophet cannot be shown," said Abdul Halim Hamid, chairman of the country’s Film Censorship Board. The film starring Russel Crowe is based on the biblical story of the patriarch who built an ark ahead of the great flood. Noah also features as one of the most significant Islamic prophets in the Koran. "Any depiction of any prophet is prohibited in Islam," Abdul Halim said. Other Islamic countries including several in the Middle East and North Africa have also banned the movie. http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Malaysia-bans-Noah-movie-for-depicting-Islamic-pro-30230877.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Munchmaster Posted April 4, 2014 Report Share Posted April 4, 2014 By the sound of the reviews the Malaysian public won't be missing much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 Agree with Munchie http://youtu.be/GnlZPohCU7U Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCorinthian Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 The book was better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 Noah looked like Russel Crowe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 I'm curious, does anyone know, why, they don't want the prophet depicted? Is there an actual reason given? Or is it, 'these are the rules, obey them'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bust Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 Islamic law clearly prohibits the personification of biblical figures........apparently you can poke anything at him but fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted April 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 "The Quran does not explicitly forbid images of Muhammad, but there are a few hadith (supplemental teachings) which have explicitly prohibited Muslims from creating visual depictions of figures." Witchiepedia p.s. Presumably, Noah took a pair of pigs aboard the ark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specialist Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 You have to understand something, Flash. The prophet Muhammad's day job could be charitably described as "brigand". Or maybe "thug". People like that tend to draw attention from the civil authorities, in the form of "WANTED!" posters. If you outlaw making "visual depictions" of figures, you make it hard for the police to make a "WANTED!" poster. A similar principle is behind Islam's prohibition of dogs. Dogs have this really annoying habit of barking at strangers when they sneak into the dog's owner's house or campsite. This wakes up the owners, and the owners at that time tended to grab swords when they go looking for the reason the dog is barking. Makes it HARD for a thief to make a dishonest living, it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted April 7, 2014 Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 Another reason NOT to live in Malaysia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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