Morocco has banned blasphemous British film
The ban means the film will not be screened for commercial or cultural purposes in Morocco
Moroccan cinema authorities have banned the controversial British film Lady of Heaven, after it was condemned by the country’s religious council.
The film claims to tell the story of Lady Fatima, the daughter of Prophet Muhammad.
The Supreme Ulema Council said the movie was a flagrant falsification of the established facts of Islam.
There have been protests against the film in the UK. Egypt, Pakistan, Iran and Iraq have also denounced it.
The council accused the film of loathsome partiality and accused the filmmakers of seeking fame and sensationalism and hurting the feelings of Muslims and stirring up religious sensitivities.
The film’s producer Malik Shlibak has lambasted those who want the film banned on his social media, describing it as bigotry and telling them if they did not like the film they should not watch it, as opposed to censoring it.
He has also previously said that not all Muslims want the film banned.
BBC’s Religion Editor Aleem Maqbool said the ban has sparked anger including from some Muslims who had wanted to see the film, says, because a relatively small number of people had managed to exert their will in a way that that appeared to normalise censorship on the grounds of blasphemy.
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