Eric Allen Bell (born August 27, 1973) was a

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writer and director. His work includes '' The Bondage'' (2006). In 2012, he received significant media coverage for his views on Islam. He was involved in a dispute over the

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. He initially supported the mosque, but then became critical of Islam. He was a contributor to the

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, but after a series of posts critical of Islam, he was banned from the website. He then became a self-styled

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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 ''Innocence of Muslims'' is an anti-Islamic short film that was written and produced by Nakoula Basseley Nakoula. Two versions of the 14-minute video were uploaded to YouTube in July 2012, under the titles "The Real Life of Muhammad" and "Muhamm ...

''. Eric Allen Bell (Eric Edborg) died 06/08/2019, days after removing his never-finished film "American Infidel" from imdb.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bell, Eric Allen American critics of Islam Counter-jihad activists Living people American documentary filmmakers 1973 births