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It wasn't long after Netflix released its "Queen Cleopatra" documentary on May 10 that Egyptians were outraged as the movie depicts Queen Cleopatra, who has Greek origins, as African - backing Afrocentric claims about the “black” identity of ancient Egypt.
They've decided to take Queen Cleopatra's story into their own hands.
Egypt's state-affiliated United Media Services' own documentary channel, Al-Wathaeqya, has now promised to make their own production about Cleopatra.
After Netflix doc sparked furious debate about Queen Cleopatra's race, an Egyptian broadcaster will make its own (light skinned) version
The Egyptian documentary channel “al-Wathaeqya”, of the Documentary Production Sector at the United Media Services Company, announced it has begun producing a documentary about the true story of Queen Cleopatra, one that aims to tell a historically accurate depiction of her life.