A national coalition of Muslim, Jewish, and Christian clergy strongly condemns the murder of Fr. Frans van der Lugt, a well-known man of peace. An unidentified man entered his home on April 7, took him outside and shot him twice in the head, leaving him in the street, according to news sources. Fr. van der Lugt had lived in Syria since 1966 and considered it his home. He refused to evacuate the besiged city of Homs.
Making inroads into world cinema, a Detroit-based production company has presented its first Muslim-based thriller movie Jinn, investing in a theme that remained far from reach of movie makers worldwide.