The United Nations human rights chief is urging religious and political leaders to do their utmost to restore calm in the wake of an anti-Islam film that has sparked protests in countries across the world.

“The film is malicious and deliberately provocative and portrays a disgracefully distorted image of Muslims. I fully understand why people wish to protest strongly against it, and it is their right to do so peacefully,” the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, said in a news release.

US Embassies and missions have been placed on high alert as the protests continue to spread across the Muslim world, while crazed demonstrators storm US embassies and leaders reserve strongest language for this crude and controversial film.

Why aren't these new Arab leaders not moving faster to defuse increasing tensions tensions?

Meanwhile. some Islamist governments appear to be fanning the flames of popular anger over the perceived insults to their religion.

Should these leaders show more responsibility? What do you think?

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The latest film below has brought about new serious developments and dangerous parallels with the demonstrations which swept Muslim states in 2005 after a Danish newspaper ridiculed the prophet. This amateur movie was shot in LA last August. The larger question is who is the producer and what was the purpose to produce such a disturbing film?

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=anti+islam+film+sam+bacile&mid=48D7…

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