Obscure branches of the MUI have their 15 minutes of fame in protest at the ‘2012’ doomsday movie.
Several regional branches of the Indonesian Ulema Council/Majelis Ulama Indonesia (MUI) have protested at the content of the apocalyptic 2012 movie, claiming it was unsuitable to be viewed by Muslims, because only Allah knew when the world would end, not heathens like the Mayans.
First out of the blocks was Mahmud Zubaidi, the leader of the Malang, East Java MUI, who asked the Information minister Tifatul Sembiring to withdraw 2012 from the nation’s movie screens, and said
Only Allah knows when doomsday will come.
Meanwhile in nearby Situbondo MUI members raided several Internet cafes in the area looking to confiscate pirated DVDs of the movie and prevent happy web surfers from downloading it. MUI head in Situbondo, K.H. Abdullah Faqih Gufron, said the movie had upset a lot of people in the town.
In Kalimantan, Prof. H. Asywadie Syukur, Lc, also suggested the government ban the 2012 movie. kompas
I agree with the Malang MUI, East Java, which states that the 2012 movie can mislead the people, especially the Muslims, so the government needs to re-evaluate the permit.
While in Bogor, West Java, primary school students at SD Kemang burned pirated DVD’s and posters of 2012 in protest, among other ‘spontaneous’ and well beat-up by the media pseudo reactions. okezone
I definitely agree the line ” Only Allah (God in christians) knows when will be the doomsday..Yes, no one really knows when will be the end of the world.. 2012 predictions are not really true.. I mean there’s no assurance that it’ll happen in the year 2012…As I’ve said only God or Allah knows everything..All we need to do is to get ready to whatever possible happenings…
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hmmm… this movie sounds so superficial, and im not interested to watch it in Bioskop, id rather download or buy pirated stuff….