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The Barbie movie has been a box office success in the Western world, but there is controversy building for the picture in Muslim majority countries
Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has paid a courtesy call on the Ghanaian Battalion at the United Nations Interim Force Headquarters in Lebanon (UNIFIL) as part of her four-day working visit to that country. Ghana is the oldest and currently one of the…
Barbie is all set to release in the Middle East on Thursday but moves to ban by Kuwait and Lebanon over its themes on gender and sexuality. , Entertainment News, Times Now
Lebanon's Culture Minister, Mohammad Mortada, has banned the movie 'Barbie' from cinemas for promoting homosexuality and contradicting religious values. Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi has requested that General Security, responsible for censorship decisions, review the film and make its recommendation. Following Lebanon, Kuwait has also banned 'Barbie' and the horror film 'Talk to Me' to safeguard "public ethics and social traditions".
The Hezbollah-backed minister said the film was found to "promote homosexuality and sexual transformation" and "contradicts values of faith and morality."