, ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁center ▁of ▁controvers y ▁for ▁his ▁views ▁on ▁hom osex ual ity , ▁which ▁brought ▁him ▁into ▁open ▁conflict ▁with ▁the ▁Dutch ▁politician ▁P im ▁Fort u yn . ▁ ▁In ▁Mor oc co ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁b anned ▁several ▁times ▁for ▁– ▁as ▁he ▁puts ▁it ▁– ▁speaking ▁about ▁in just ice ▁in ▁the ▁society . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁he ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁Dutch ▁television ▁program ▁Nova ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁rising ▁inc idence ▁of ▁anti - hom osex ual ▁violence ▁by ▁Mor oc can ▁youth s . ▁ ▁He ▁said ▁that ▁" if ▁the ▁sick ness ▁of ▁hom osex ual ity ▁spread s ▁itself , ▁everyone ▁can ▁become ▁inf ected ". ▁ ▁" That ' s ▁what ▁we ▁are ▁afraid ▁of ... ▁Who ▁will ▁still ▁make ▁children ▁if ▁men ▁marry ▁among ▁themselves ▁and ▁women ▁too ? ". ▁ ▁Later , ▁various ▁sources ▁reported ▁statements ▁from ▁ser m ons ▁of ▁his ▁that ▁were ▁published ▁in ▁Arab ic ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁said : ▁" The ▁western ▁civil isation ▁is ▁a ▁civil isation ▁without ▁mor als . ▁In ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁it ▁is ▁permitted ▁for ▁hom osex uals ▁to ▁marry ▁each ▁other . ▁ ▁The ▁Europe ans ▁stand ▁lower ▁than ▁dogs ▁and ▁p igs ". ▁ ▁Fort y - n ine ▁individuals ▁and ▁organizations ▁file d ▁official ▁compla ints ▁about ▁his ▁statements ▁on ▁the ▁Nova ▁program , ▁under ▁Dutch ▁anti - dis c