For the zillionth time in modern history, Islam and Muslims are shunned by Western societies in response to terrorist attacks that are allegedly committed in the name of Islam. With a growing consensus in many Western communities that the Islamic teachings are the root cause of such violent and terrorist acts, two Dutch prankster-filmmakers run a little experiment to see what people thought of some teachings in Christianity that left many people in utter disbelief. Since its release on Friday, the video entitled ‘The Holy Qur’an Experiment’ has attracted around 2.7 million views. “Since the recent events in Paris, and the association between ISIS and Islam, the Islamic belief has been under constant scrutiny,” says the Dutch duo, presenter Sacha Harland and producer Alexander Spoor who run the YouTube Channel ‘Dit Is Normaal’ (This is Normal), in their video. “Muslims have been accused of following a religion that has no place in our Western culture. This made us wonder: What about Christianity?” In their experiment, the filmmakers disguise the Bible as the Qur’an, and read out “a couple of shocking verses that are in great contrast with our Western norms and…
Dutch Pranksters Expose Western Prejudices Towards Qur’an in ‘The Holy Quran Experiment’
December 7, 2015
