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. 1 2 3 "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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