Eric Allen Bell

Eric Allen Bell (born August 27, 1973[1]) was a documentary film writer and director. His work includes The Bondage (2006), and he had worked with Michael Moore.[2] In 2012, he received significant media coverage for his views on Islam. He was involved in a dispute over the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.[3][4][5] He initially supported the mosque, but then became critical of Islam.[6][7] He was a contributor to the Daily Kos,[8] but after a series of posts critical of Islam, he was banned from the website. He then became a self-styled counter-jihad activist, and in 2012 he claimed to have received a wave of death threats as he was mistakenly thought to have made the trailer for Innocence of Muslims.[9][2][10] He stated that "Four Pakistani newspapers have accused me of being the filmmaker and called for my death," and that "I have been moved to a number of safe houses. I cannot go outside and I have been advised not to stand near windows."[2] Eric Allen Bell (Eric Edborg) died 06/08/2019, days after removing his never-finished film "American Infidel" from imdb.[11]

References

  1. "Eric Allen Bell". IMDB. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
  2. "Alleged Maker of "Muslims" Movie Speaks". Israel National News. October 18, 2012.
  3. "Mosque controversy takes strange turns". Pqasb.pqarchiver.com. 2010-09-21. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
  4. UPDATED: Mosque foes "blindsided" by federal action; Ruling cites freedom of religion; foes' attorney says public will circumvented July 19, 2012 Tennessean
  5. Laura J. Nelson After nasty fight, Muslims get new mosque - but not for Ramadan Archived 2012-07-21 at the Wayback Machine July 19, 2012 LA Times
  6. "Murfreesboro Mosque: Eric Allen Bell, Filmmaker Who Supported Mosque, Has Joined Anti-Islam Movement". HuffPost. 23 June 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2015-02-02.
  7. "Filmmaker switches sides and now opposes Tennessee mosque". Archived from the original on 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2015-02-02.
  8. "Eric Allen Bell at Daily Kos.com". Archived from the original on 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2015-02-02.
  9. "America's 'counter-jihadis' fan flames of hatred across Middle East". The Guardian. September 16, 2012.
  10. "Islam: The Knife in Our Back – By Eric Allen Bell". faithfreedom.org. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  11. "Eric Allen Bell (Edborg) Obituary". Archived from the original on 2019-08-30. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
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