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Cleopatra the VII, the last of the Ptolemaic rulers of ancient Egypt has again been put in the public limelight but for reasons which she would probably have bemused over.

The director of the "Queen Cleopatra" documentary Tina Gharavi has responded to the backlash and outrage her film has caused, directing addressing Egypt's discontent.

Egyptians are sharing pictures of themselves next to ancient busts amid continuing backlash over a docu-drama that portrays the queen as Black

A new biography by Jane Draycott shines a light on an African queen whose career has been overshadowed by that of her famous forebear.

After a 160-minute marathon of consuming Queen Cleopatra on Netflix, I slouch on the couch, pondering if all the buzz was worth it.

‘Queen Cleopatra’ has been criticized for casting a Black actress to play the titular Egyptian queen. Is ‘Queen Cleopatra’ Netflix accurate? Here’s the true story.

There’s no reliable evidence about who Cleopatra’s mother was, or what was her lineage. So there’s a good possibility that her mother was an African woman, which could make Queen Cleopatra black.

As Jada Pinkett-Smith’s voice floats in the background of a succession of images representing historical figure Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt, viewers are introduced to the queen’s story in a sequence of scenes brimming with a dramatic undertone. Professor Shelley P.Haley, the first interviewee, then sets the tone for the rest of the documentary by

Were the ancient Egyptians Black? A Dutch museum show's King Tut mask and Netflix's Cleopatra documentary reignite a long running controversy

'No evidence' supports quote attributed to Jada Pinkett Smith blaming 'white supremacy' for low 'Queen Cleopatra' ratings