It has already been described as “blasphemous” in Egypt, Pakistan, Iran and Iraq, among others. Morocco, in turn, has banned the screening of the British film “La Dame du Paradis” (“The Lady from the Sky”), considered “blasphemous” in several Muslim countries, according to an official press release published on Saturday night. .
“The Moroccan Cinematographic Center (CCM) has decided not to grant authorization to the film “La Dame du Paradis” (“The Lady from the Sky”), its director Eli King and its author Yasser Al Habib and to prohibit its commercial screening. or cultural in the national territory”, indicates the press release.
The film tells the story of the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad, Fatima Zahra, wife of Ali, the first Shiite imam. The CCM is in charge of granting the exploitation visas of the films, shot in Morocco or abroad, for their distribution in theaters, “in accordance with the legislation” and provided that “they are not contrary to the constants and sacraments of the kingdom”.
computer generated faces
His decision comes after the Supreme Council of Ulema – the official body in charge of issuing “Fatwas” (religious opinions) – strongly condemned “the content of the film on Saturday”. In a statement, the Council of Ulema, chaired by King Mohamed VI, denounces “the flagrant falsification of established facts in the history of Islam.”
“This falsification of facts, which harms Islam and Muslims, is rejected by all peoples, because it does not serve their higher interests among nations, especially in these times,” the religious statement said. Released on June 3 in the United Kingdom, the film was deprogrammed by the Cineworld channel after concentrations of Muslims in front of its cinemas where it was broadcast.
Representing Muhammad’s succession struggle after his death, no actors played the characters: their faces, often depicted as dazzling rays of sunlight, were computer generated. The Muslim world was recently outraged by statements by the spokeswoman for India’s ruling nationalist party that she called the Prophet Muhammad “insulting” and sparked a wave of protests and demonstrations.
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