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Director Tina Gharavi asks, ‘Why shouldn’t Cleopatra be a melanated sister?’

The director of the upcoming documentary series "Queen Cleopatra" brushed off criticisms of "blackwashing" over her choice to cast a Black actress as the famous Egyptian queen.

You can joke with Egyptians about almost anything, except when it comes to their history and culture. Indeed, the most humorous and easygoing people of the Arab world will definitely draw the line if you dare insult, belittle, or misrepresent their icons and monuments; some of them pre-date the birth of Christ by over 3,000 years. This is why the ongoing controversy over the

Netflix’s drama about the Egyptian queen highlights how ideas of race have evolved

Earlier: Netflix Turns Cleopatra Black—Like Eucl...

Egyptians are outraged over the "Blackwashing" of Netflix's "Queen Cleopatra." An anti-Black attorney has filed a lawsuit.

"African Queens: Queen Cleopatra" director Tina Gharavi on claims from Egyptian scholars that the Netflix series was "blackwashed."

Tina Gharavi, director of the Netflix film "Queen Cleopatra," spoke out about the backlash for casting Adele James, a black actress, in the leading role.

The upcoming show executive produced by Jada Pinkett Smith is described as a docudrama.

Cleopatra was Greek, which means she was blonde, not black - Click the link for more details.