Thursday, June 01, 2006

IT'S OFFICIAL:
Egypt bans 'The Da Vinci Code'
Joseph Mayton
Middle East Times
May 31, 2006

CAIRO -- On May 19 The Da Vinci Code, with all its controversy, was released to theaters worldwide. Middle Eastern countries, however, have been quick to pull the plug on the film. In Egypt, the film based on Dan Brown's international bestseller did not make it to its planned release on May 23, as censors did not give the go ahead.
I have already commented on this here.

Incidentally, the article includes the following:
The film is a fictional portrayal that speculates that Jesus did not die on the cross, but instead married Mary Magdalene and that their descendants exist in secret up to this day. Following a murder in the Louvre, the story takes the viewer on a whirlwind tour through ancient secrets that unfold to reveal that Christ's heirs still survive. It is a fictitious account of what could have been.
Actually neither the film nor the book deny that Jesus died on the cross. The Qur'an, by the way, teaches that he didn't die on the cross and in fact was not crucified (Surah 4.157), although it doesn't teach any of the rest regarding Mary Magdalene.

UPDATE (3 June): Correction: it's not official yet. See here.

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