Muslims hate Darren Aronofsky too! According to THR, Noah studio Paramount has already been informed by censorship boards in Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates that the movie will not be shown in their countries. Jordan, Kuwait, and Egypt are likely to follow. That’s despite the fact that Noah already has an Egyptian release date, March 26. In a statement, Egypt’s Sunni institute Al-Azhar called for the banning of the Paramount epic, criticizing it as “contrary to faith and to the fundamentals of the Islamic Sharia [law].” “Al-Azhar renews its rejection to the screening of any production that characterizes Allah’s prophets and messengers and the companions of the Prophet [Mohammed],” it said. “Therefore, Al-Azhar announces the prohibition of the upcoming film about the Allah’s messenger Noah — peace be upon him. Muslims are not the only ones who’ve objected to the movie. Last month, Paramount added a disclaimer to the Noah marketing materials explaining that “artistic license” had been taken, after an American Christian group complained that Aronofsky’s take on the tale was not literal enough.
Posted on: Fri, 07 Mar 2014 23:49:16 +0000