BBC Backs Down; Threats of Physical Violence

by Soeren Kern
Gatestone Institute
September 21, 2012

https://www.legal-project.org/3186/bbc-backs-down-threats-of-physical-violence

Excerpt:

The British Broadcasting Corporation has cancelled the screening of a controversial documentary about the history of Islam after the presenter was threatened with physical violence.

The private screening was to take place, followed by a debate, at the BBC's headquarters in London on September 13 before an audience of historians and opinion shapers.

"Islam: The Untold Story" is a documentary by historian Tom Holland, a well-known British author, who examines the origins of Islam and argues that there is little written historical evidence to verify claims about the Muslim prophet Mohammed and the origins of Islam.

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