A social media campaign with the Arabic hashtag “Ban Showing Lightyear in the Emirates” circulated online, and users commented that showing a lesbian couple on screen in the animated film is against their culture and religion.
from showing in movie theaters after its inclusion of a kiss between two lesbian characters.
The decision by the UAE comes as Malaysia also reportedly will ban the film, raising the possibility other Muslim-majority nations could follow suit on one ofbiggest animated films of the year as the film industry comes out of the depths of the coronavirus pandemic. The Emirates, home to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, announced through its Media Regulatory Office of the country's Ministry of Youth and Culture that the film would not be opening in the country this Thursday.The film "is not licensed for public screening in all cinemas in the UAE, due to its violation of the country’s media content standards," the office said in a tweet.
The office did not elaborate on the tweet and did not immediately respond to questions from The Associated Press. The tweet included an image of the film's poster, with the profile image of itsMovie theaters in the UAE, a federation of seven sheikhdoms on the Arabian Peninsula, had already advertised showtimes for the film. But over the weekend, a social media campaign with the Arabic hashtag "Ban Showing Lightyear in the Emirates," caught the attention of conservative Emiratis.
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