LONDON, England (CNN) — The Organization of the Islamic Conference on Friday added its voice to the growing criticism of a film released by a Dutch lawmaker, which features disturbing images of terrorist acts superimposed over verses from the Quran.

Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, secretary general of the Jeddah, Saudi Arabia-based OIC, released a statement condemning “in the strongest terms the release of the film ‘Fitna’ by Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders.”

The organization added that the film defamed and denigrated “the Holy Quran, causing insult to the sentiments of more than 1.3 billion Muslims in the world.

The film was a deliberate act of discrimination against Muslims” that aimed to “provoke unrest and intolerance,” the organization said.

The OIC has 57 member states over four continents and claims on its Web site to be the second largest inter-governmental organization after the United Nations.

In its statement, it urged the international community to condemn the showing of the film and asked the Dutch government to prosecute the author of the documentary under Dutch law.

The 15-minute film, posted Thursday on a London-based Web site, has also drawn condemnation from the European Union and others.

The European Union said the film inflames hatred, and Iran’s Foreign Ministry called the movie “anti-Islamic and insulting.”
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