Egypt has banned the Hollywood biblical epic movie “Exodus: Gods and Kings” citing historical inaccuracies, the culture minister said Friday, a day after a similar move by Morocco.
The film relates how Moses helped Israelite slaves flee persecution in Egypt under the Pharaoh Ramses by parting the Red Sea to let them cross safely.
Culture Minister Gaber Asfour told AFP Ridley Scott’s blockbuster was rife with mistakes, including an apparent claim that “Moses and the Jews built the pyramids.”
“This totally contradicts proven historical facts,” Asfour said.
“It is a Zionist film,” he said. “It gives a Zionist view of history and contains historical inaccuracies and that’s why we have decided to ban it.”
The ban was decided by a committee comprising the head of the supreme council for culture, Mohammed Afifi, the head of the censorship committee and two history professors, said Asfour.
Afifi said he took issue with the scene showing the parting of the Red Sea in which Moses ― a prophet revered by Jews, Christians and Muslims alike ― is seen holding a “sword” like a warrior, instead of a “stick.”
"... It is only in this way that we can hope to arrive at truth, and fulfill the great responsibility which we hold to God and our country. Should I keep back my opinions at such a time, through fear of giving offense, I should consider myself as guilty of treason towards my country, and of an act of disloyalty toward the Majesty of Heaven, which I revere above all earthly kings."....I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"
Sunday, December 28, 2014
EGYPT AND THE PHARAOHS OF TODAY BANNING THE MOVIE EXODUS G*DS AND KINGS BECAUSE ONCE THE JEWS WERE SLAVES IN EGYPT AND THIS MEANT THEY HELPED BUILD THE PYRAMIDS–IT SEEMS THE MUSLIM COUNTRIES CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH- THE HOLLYWOOD MAKE BELIEVE CAN’T PASS MUSTER IN THESE CLOSE MINDED STATES
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