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Lebanon is considering banning the "Barbie" movie because the culture minister said the film "promotes homosexuality" and contradicts religious values, in a move that some experts say underscores the poor state of free speech and gay rights in the country and throughout the Middle East. Mohammad Mortada, Lebanon's culture minister, moved to ban "Barbie" Wednesday, saying it was discovered to "promote homosexuality and sexual transformation" and "contradicts values of faith and morality" by disparaging the significance of the family unit. Kuwait soon followed suit, with the state news agency, KUNA, reporting Thursday that the government had banned "Barbie" and the supernatural horror film "Talk to Me" in order to protect "public ethics and social traditions." Experts on human rights and free speech in Lebanon said the potential "Barbie" ban is a symptom of Beirut's broader efforts to deg

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