The film sparked protests throughout the Middle East, including the attack in Libya that killed the U.S. Ambassador. (Wikimedia Commons_

Wired's Danger Room blog reported that Nakoula's arrest started a new wave of support for the producer. Right-wing bloggers posted that Nakoula was unfairly arrested, and accused President Barack Obama of being a Muslim trying to implement Sharia law on the United States. The critics include Pamela Geller, an anti-Islamic speaker who is behind a series of subway ads that call Muslims savages.

The critics claim Nakoula is being arrested for blasphemy, but his arrest falls under the rules of his probation. He violated those rules by using the alias “Sam Bacile” when making the film. Nakoula was originally arrested for bank fraud in California and served 21 months in a federal prison.

The film started a series of protests across the Middle East and around the world. It was seen as a cause of the fatal attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya, before officials determined the attack was a planned terrorist strike. Rallies against the film – which many protesters say the United States support – continue.

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