Key Points
- Lebanon’s culture minister said the Barbie movie was found to “promote homosexuality and sexual transformation”.
- The move is backed by Shi’ite armed group Hezbollah, which has ramped up its rhetoric against the LGBTIQ+ community.
- The Interior Ministry’s censorship committee will review the film and issue its recommendation.
Lebanon’s culture minister moved to ban the film Barbie from cinemas, saying it “promotes homosexuality” and contradicts religious values.
Minister Mohammad Mortada is backed by powerful Shi’ite armed group Hezbollah, whose head Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has ramped…
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