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Egypt has announced its own high-budget documentary about Queen Cleopatra VII, challenging Netflix's controversial documentary about the same subject. The documentary will be produced by newly-launched channel Al-Watha’eqeya (The Documentary), according to an announcement on the channel's Facebook page on April 30. “Al-Watha’eqeya have started preparations for the production of a documentary film about Queen

Authorities in Egypt took issue with Cleopatra being depicted as Black in a new Netflix drama.

Hollywood bosses have been slammed for another remake that 'nobody asked for' following the announcement of a reimagined White Men Can't Jump.

Following the release of the controversial Netflix documentary series, Queen Cleopatra, Egyptian experts and youth were outraged, claiming that the show “falsifies Egyptian history” and “promotes Afrocentrism”. In the documentary, Cleopatra, one of Egypt’s most famous historical figures, is portrayed by Adele James, who is biracial. In the trailer, one of the talking heads says,

Was Queen Cleopatra black or white? Is Adele James a more accurate representation of the Egyptian Queen than Elizabeth Taylor? This is not the first and won't be the last debate over Cleopatra's race but the soon to be released Netflix series has angered the Egyptian authorities who are saying it's