A new Netflix series has ignited backlash after portraying Queen Cleopatra as a Black woman.
An Egyptian lawyer sued the streamer, accusing the company of trying to “erase the Egyptian identity,” the BBC reported.
Mahmoud al-Semary filed the suit Sunday, shortly after Netflix released a trailer for the upcoming documentary “Queen Cleopatra,” which depicts the ruler as a Black woman
Al-Semary launched the legal complaint with the country’s public prosecutor, calling for Netflix to be shut down in Egypt and for the show’s creators to be penalized.
“Most of what Netflix platform displays do not conform to Islamic and societal values and principles, especially Egyptian ones,” Al-Semary said in his complaint, according to Egypt Independent.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IktHcPyNlv4
An Egyptian lawyer sued the streamer, accusing the company of trying to “erase the Egyptian identity,” the BBC reported.
Mahmoud al-Semary filed the suit Sunday, shortly after Netflix released a trailer for the upcoming documentary “Queen Cleopatra,” which depicts the ruler as a Black woman
Al-Semary launched the legal complaint with the country’s public prosecutor, calling for Netflix to be shut down in Egypt and for the show’s creators to be penalized.
“Most of what Netflix platform displays do not conform to Islamic and societal values and principles, especially Egyptian ones,” Al-Semary said in his complaint, according to Egypt Independent.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IktHcPyNlv4
Netflix Faces Complaint In Egypt For Depicting Cleopatra As A Black Woman
A lawyer is accusing the streamer of trying to "erase the Egyptian identity."
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