'The film Fitna is offensive to Muslims. It is regrettable that the producer Geert Wilders chose to release it. Freedom of expression does not give anyone the licence to insult another's religion or race.'
MR WONG KAN SENG, Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister

NO JUSTIFICATION

'There is no justification for hate speech or incitement to violence. The right of free expression is not at stake here. The real fault line is not between Muslim and Western societies, as some would have us believe, but between small minorities of extremists, on different sides, with a vested interest in stirring hostility and conflict.'
MR BAN KI MOON, UN Secretary-General

UTTER DISRESPECT

'Portraying Islam as a religion advocating extremism and violence is not only misleading and erroneous but also a blatant disregard and utter disrespect for Islam and the sensitiveness of the Muslim world.'
MALAYSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY STATEMENT

COUNTERING EXTREMISM

'Through graphic images, the filmmaker depicts violent extremism without any attempt to distinguish it from mainstream Islam. Extremism is a problem for most religions and needs to be countered through inter-religious dialogue.'
REV DR SHANTA PREMAWARDHANA, World Council of Churches