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How Netflix’s Black Cleopatra enforces the racist lies of Afrocentrism

It wasn’t long after Netflix released its “Queen Cleopatra” documentary on May 10 that Egyptians were outraged. The movie depicts Queen Cleopatra, who has Greek origins, as African – backing Afrocentric claims about the “Black” identity of ancient Egypt. Stand-up comedian Kevin Hart was recently banned to perform in Egypt for supporting the Afrocentric Movement, …

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Egypt Independent June 9, 2023

‘Queen Cleopatra’ director responds to Egyptian backlash

The director of the “Queen Cleopatra” documentary Tina Gharavi has responded to the backlash and outrage her film has caused, directing addressing Egypt’s discontent. “Queen Cleopatra” premiered on Netflix on May 11. It depicts Pharaonic Queen of Egypt as a black-skinned woman, which led to outraged accusations of ‘falsifying history’. In an interview that Gharavi …

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Egypt Independent May 26, 2023

Baseera conducts survey of Egyptian opinions on Netflix’s ‘Queen Cleopatra’

The Baseera Egyptian Center For Public Opinion Research conducted a survey of Egyptians opinions of Netflix’s controversial ‘Queen Cleopatra‘ documentary, which portrays the titular Egyptian queen as being a dark-skinned African. The survey aims to identify the percentage of Egyptians who subscribe to Netflix and the extent of their confidence in how factual it is. …

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Egypt Independent May 16, 2023

Egyptian lawyer sues Netflix over Queen Cleopatra

Egyptian lawyer Mahmoud al-Semary filed a case with the Public Prosecutor to shut down the Netflix platform in Egypt, following the trailer release of “Queen Cleopatra,” a new documentary depicting the historical figure as a black woman. The Egyptian lawyer has demanded that serious legal action must be taken against those responsible for the documentary, …

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Egypt Independent April 19, 2023

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