Theo van Gogh

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Theodoor "Theo" van Gogh (born writer and activist Ayaan Hirsi Ali) was hired to produce the short film Submission (2004), which criticized women's Islamism.

The Dutch Muslim community was outraged by it.

Van Gogh was assassinated by Mohammed Bouyeri, a Dutch-Moroccan Muslim who had objected to the controversial film on November 2nd.

Van Gogh's last film before his death, 05/05, was a fictionalized investigation of Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn's assassination (1948–2002).

It was released in December 2004, a month after van Gogh's assassination.

Early life

Theodoor van Gogh was born in The Hague on July 23rd, 1957, to Anneke and Johan van Gogh. His father served in the Dutch undercover service (AIVD, then referred to as BVD). He was named after his paternal uncle Theo, who was captured and executed while serving as a resistance fighter during World War II's Nazi rule of the Netherlands. Theo van Gogh, the great-grandson of artist Theo van Gogh, was an art dealer who was brother of painter Vincent van Gogh.

Personal life

Van Gogh was a member of the Dutch Republican party Republikeins Genootschap, which advocates for the abolition of the Dutch monarchy. Pim Fortuyn, the unpopular Dutch politician who was assassinated in 2002, was a mentor and supporter.

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Career

Van Gogh became a stage manager after dropping out of law school at the University of Amsterdam. Filmmaking was his self-proclaimed passion, and he made his debut as a director with the film Luger (1981).

In het belang van de staat ("In the Interest of the State"), he was granted a Gouden Kalf for Blind Date (1996). He was also given a "Certificate of Merit" from the San Francisco International Film Festival, which was also for the latter. In the 1992 film De noorderlingen ("The Northerners"), he appeared as an actor. Many of his films (see below) were about political issues. Van Gogh appeared on television from the 1990s.

Allah weet beter (Allah Knows Best) was his last book, which he opined. He was a well-known critic of Islam, particularly after the Iranian Revolution and the September 11 attacks. He approved the appointment of writer Ayaan Hirsi Ali for the Dutch parliament, who was elected. Born in Somalia, she had to migrate to the Netherlands in order to avoid an arranged marriage. She became a writer and feminist (former PvdA Labour Party) politician.

Van Gogh became a newspaper columnist in the 1980s. He used his columns to vent his dissatisfaction with politicians, actors, film producers, writers, and other individuals he considered to be part of "the family." He revelled in provocation and became a controversial figure, often attacking Islamic traditions. He used his website, De Gezonde Roker ("The Healthy Smoker"), to voiced skepticism of multiculturalism. The Netherlands was so rife with social turmoil that it was in danger of transforming into "something Belfast-like," according to He.

Van Gogh produced the 10-minute short film Submission based on a script written by Ayaan Hirsi Ali. The film explores violence against women in certain Muslim societies; it tells the tales of four abused Muslim women, which use forensic shock tactics. Submission is a translation of the word "Islam" into English. In the film, women's naked bodies, with Qur'an texts attached to them in henna, are revealed with semi-transparent shrouds as the women kneel in prayer, telling their tales as if they are speaking to Allah.

The newspaper De Volkskrant announced in August that journalist Francisco van Jole had accused Hirsi Ali and Van Gogh of plagiarism, implying that they had stolen the ideas of Iranian-American video artist Shirin Neshat, whose work used Arabic text projected onto bodies.

Both Van Gogh and Hirsi Ali received death threats after the show. Van Gogh did not take the threats seriously and refused to provide any insurance. Hirsi Ali said, "Nobody kills the village idiot," a term he often used to describe himself.

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