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if this gets anywhere, I'm sure Hollywood will stand right up!

Muslims seek to block sequel to Dutch film

A small group of Muslims in the Netherlands is preparing a lawsuit to block a sequel to Submission, the movie scripted by a right-wing lawmaker and directed by a slain Dutch filmmaker, the group's lawyer said Thursday.

Member of Parliament Ayaan Hirsi Ali has been in hiding since filmmaker Theo Van Gogh was murdered on November 2 by an Islamic radical. A letter pinned to his chest with a knife threatened Hirsi Ali and vowed jihad against the "infidel enemies of Islam."

Hirsi Ali, a member of the Liberal party known by its Dutch acronym VVD, announced plans for a follow-up film on Monday. She has vowed to continue fighting for the emancipation of Muslim women.

Submission criticized the way women are treated under Islam, and was considered insulting by many Dutch Muslims. It showed virtually naked Muslim women in head scarves with verses from the Koran written on their bodies. They told stories of abuse and rape by relatives.

Attorney Robert Moszkowicz said in a statement his clients filed a suit "against Hirsi Ali in response to her plans to make a second film, called Submission 2.

"The suit will also seek to prevent Hirsi Ali from making unnecessarily hurtful or offensive remarks, or blasphemous statements, against Islam," it said. It accused Hirsi Ali of labeling Islam dangerous "without differentiating Islam from radical Islam."