In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “title attributed to a controversial anti-islamic movie "trailer" that was written and produced by nakoula basse”. Today it says “a 2012 anti-islamic short film written and directed by nakoula basseley nakoula under the pseudonym sam bacile”.
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The opening as it read in 2020
Innocence of Muslims is an anti-Islamic short film that was written and produced by Nakoula Basseley Nakoula .1 Two versions of the 14-minute video were uploaded to YouTube in July 2012, under the titles The Real Life of Muhammad and Muhammad Movie Trailer . Videos dubbed in Arabic were uploaded during early September 2012. Anti-Islamic content had been added in post-production by dubbing, without the actors' knowledge. What was perceived as denigration of the Islamic prophet Muhammad resulted in demonstrations and violent protests against the video to break out on September 11 in Egypt and spread to other Arab and Muslim nations and to some western countries. The protests led to hundreds of injuries and over 50 deaths. Susan Rice said the film appeared to have been a catalyst in the deadly 2012 attack in Benghazi.2 Fatwas calling for the harm of the video's participants were issued and Pakistani government minister Bashir Ahmad Bilour offered a bounty for the killing of Nakoula, the producer. The film has sparked debates about freedom of speech and Internet censorship . NOTE: This document has been redacted due to concerns for safety and security of persons and locations Esposito, Richard, Ross, Brian and Galli, Cindy (September 13, 2012).
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Innocence of Muslims is the title attributed to a controversial anti-Islamic movie "trailer" that was written and produced by Nakoula Basseley Nakoula . Two versions of the 14-minute video were initially uploaded to YouTube in July 2012, under the titles The Real Life of Muhammad and Muhammad Movie Trailer . Videos dubbed in the Arabic language were uploaded during early September 2012. Anti-Islamic content had been added in post-production by dubbing, without the actors' knowledge. What was perceived as denigrating of the Islamic prophet Muhammad caused demonstrations and violent protests against the video to break out on September 11 in Egypt and spread to other Arab and Muslim nations and to some western countries. The protests have led to hundreds of injuries and over 50 deaths. Fatwas have been issued against the video's participants and a Pakistani minister has offered a bounty for the killing of Nakoula, the producer. The film has sparked debates about freedom of speech and Internet censorship . NOTE: This document has been redacted due to concerns for safety and security of persons and locations Esposito, Richard, Ross, Brian and Galli, Cindy (September 13, 2012). ABC News. : CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ( link ) Dion Nissenbaum, James Oberman and Erica Orden (September 13, 2012).
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2012 film by Nakoula Basseley Nakoula Protestors holding signs as a response to Innocence of Muslims Innocence of Muslims is an anti-Islamic short film that was written and produced by Nakoula Basseley Nakoula . Two versions of the 14-minute video were uploaded to YouTube in July 2012, under the titles "The Real Life of Muhammad" and "Muhammad Movie Trailer". Videos dubbed in Arabic were uploaded during early September 2012. Anti-Islamic content had been added in post-production by dubbing, without the actors' knowledge. What was perceived as denigration of the Islamic prophet Muhammad resulted in demonstrations and violent protests against the video to break out on September 11 in Egypt and spread to other Arab and Muslim nations as well as to some western countries. The protests led to hundreds of injuries and over 50 deaths. Fatwas calling for the harm of the video's participants were issued and Pakistani government minister Ghulam Ahmad Bilour offered a bounty for the killing of Nakoula, the producer. The film has sparked debates about freedom of speech and Internet censorship . NOTE: This document has been redacted due to concerns for safety and security of persons and locations Esposito, Richard; Ross, Brian; Galli, Cindy (September 13, 2012).
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The opening as it stood in 2025
2012 film by Nakoula Basseley Nakoula Innocence of Muslims is a 2012 anti-Islamic short film that was written and produced by Nakoula Basseley Nakoula . Two versions of the 14-minute video were uploaded to YouTube in July 2012, under the titles "The Real Life of Muhammad" and "Muhammad Movie Trailer". Videos dubbed in Arabic were uploaded during early September 2012. Anti-Islamic content had been added in post-production by dubbing, without the actors' knowledge. Parts of the video perceived as denigration of the Islamic prophet Muhammad resulted in demonstrations and violent protests against the video to break out on September 11 in Egypt and spread to other Arab and Muslim nations as well as to some western countries. The protests led to hundreds of injuries and over 50 deaths. Fatwas calling for the harm of the video's participants were issued and Pakistani government minister Ghulam Ahmad Bilour offered a bounty for the killing of Nakoula, the producer. The film has sparked debates about freedom of speech and Internet censorship . NOTE: This document has been redacted due to concerns for safety and security of persons and locations Esposito, Richard; Ross, Brian; Galli, Cindy (September 13, 2012).
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “title attributed to a controversial anti-islamic movie "trailer" that was written and produced by nakoula basse”. Today it says “a 2012 anti-islamic short film written and directed by nakoula basseley nakoula under the pseudonym sam bacile”. Read the current article and compare.
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title attributed to a controversial anti-islamic movie "trailer" that was written and produced by nakoula basse
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a 2012 anti-islamic short film written and directed by nakoula basseley nakoula under the pseudonym sam bacile
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