Eric Allen Bell Explained
Eric Allen Bell (born August 27, 1973)[1] is a documentary film writer and director. His work includes Bondage (2006), and he has worked with Michael Moore. In 2012, he received significant media coverage for his views on Islam. He was involved in a dispute over the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.[2] [3] [4] He initially supported the mosque, but then became critical of Islam.[5] [6] He was a contributor to the Daily Kos,[7] but after a series of posts critical of Islam, he was banned from the website. He then became a self-styled counter-jihad activist, and in 2012 he claimed to have received a wave of death threats as he was mistakenly thought to have made the trailer for Innocence of Muslims.[8] [9] [10] He stated that "Four Pakistani newspapers have accused me of being the filmmaker and called for my death," and that "I have been moved to a number of safe houses. I cannot go outside and I have been advised not to stand near windows."[9]
Notes and References
- Web site: Eric Allen Bell . IMDB . 30 August 2019.
- Web site: Mosque controversy takes strange turns . Pqasb.pqarchiver.com . 2010-09-21 . 2016-11-10 . 2018-02-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180203064651/https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/dnj/access/2142751351.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+21%2C+2010&author=MARK%20BELL&pub=The+Daily+News+Journal&desc=Mosque+controversy+takes+strange+turns&pqatl=google . dead .
- http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012307190067 UPDATED: Mosque foes "blindsided" by federal action
- Laura J. Nelson After nasty fight, Muslims get new mosque - but not for Ramadan July 19, 2012 LA Times
- Web site: Murfreesboro Mosque: Eric Allen Bell, Filmmaker Who Supported Mosque, Has Joined Anti-Islam Movement . . 23 June 2012 . 2015-02-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150202164533/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/23/murfreesboro-mosque-eric-allen-bell_n_1619422.html . 2015-02-02 . live .
- Web site: Filmmaker switches sides and now opposes Tennessee mosque . 2015-02-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160128071735/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/story/2012-06-13/Tenn-filmmaker-fights-mosque/55573714/1 . 2016-01-28 . live .
- Web site: Eric Allen Bell at Daily Kos.com . 2015-02-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150202174130/http://www.dailykos.com/blog/EricAllenBell . 2015-02-02 . live .
- News: America's 'counter-jihadis' fan flames of hatred across Middle East. September 16, 2012. The Guardian.
- News: Alleged Maker of "Muslims" Movie Speaks. October 18, 2012. Israel National News.
- News: Islam: The Knife in Our Back – By Eric Allen Bell. faithfreedom.org. November 6, 2022.