wing Dutch politician Geert Wilders said on Thursday he planned to produce a follow-up film to his anti-Qur'an video “Fitna” to warn against what he sees as the threat Islam poses to free speech. Wilders's previous film, which was launched over the Internet in March 2008 was condemned by the Netherlands and Muslim nations, but did not spark widespread violent backlashes as initially feared. Wilders said his new film would focus on the impact ‘Islamization' has had on Europe and the United States. The film would also focus on the principle of freedom of speech and should be completed before the end of 2010, he added. The MP heads the Freedom Party PVV in the Dutch Parliament and recent polls have shown that if an election was held now, the PVV would become the largest party ahead of coalition government parties the Christian Democrat CDA and Labour PvdA. “We should be more on the offensive instead of the defence,” Wilders told Reuters, but added that the film is not meant to offend Muslims. Wilders, who is being prosecuted in the Netherlands for his anti-Islam remarks, said in February he was barred from entering Britain after he landed in defiance of a ban as part of his plans to show Fitna in the British Parliament. Although the new film would not be a copy of Fitna, it would still take a sharp stance against Islamic countries. “It will not be less peppered than the first film,” he said.
