A campaign against a movie that saw some members of the Muslim community protest cinemas across the UK, had its origins in Iran eighteen months ago, according to research from a conservative think tank.
A new research note by Dr. Paul Stott from the Security and Extremism Team at the think-tank Policy Exchange (pdf) wrote that it was Iran that initiated the campaign against “Lady Of Heaven” eighteen months ago,  beginning with negative statements by top regime officials.
Furthermore, it found that another major government advisor on anti-extremism voiced support for the recent protests.
Muslim men have protested outside of cinemas in Bradford, Bolton, Birmingham, and Sheffield since June over the $15 million film that was written by the Muslim Sheikh Yasser al-Habib. The producer described the movie as a tale about the “heart-wrenching journey” of Lady Fatima, the daughter of Prophet Muhammad….