Weird, Muslim WorldJuly 20, 2009 6:09 am
Hamaswood instead of Hollywood
Yes, you heard right ... Hamas is launching itself into the wonderful world of moving making. Facing a terrible economic crisis, what else did they have to do with the $200,000 they spent making a movie?
The two-hour feature film, with the screenplay written by Gaza Hamas strongman Mahmoud al-Zahar, tells the story of Emad Akel, the commander of Hamas movement's armed wing al-Qassam Brigades, who was killed by Israel in 1993... the movie [was] shot over 10 months on a production lot located in southern Gaza Strip, which Hamas hopes will one day grow into a media city.It's kind of ironic really, considering this:
Gaza used to have six major movie houses, but all were shut down because Palestinian activists felt entertainment was inappropriate at a time of struggle. A movie house called al-Nasser was only reopened in 1995 for three months before being burned and destroyed by radical Hamas protestors in Gaza.Come on guys ... which is it going to be? Oh well, I guess it's appropriate since Hamas clearly lives in a fantasy world. Maybe they've finally found their true calling.
