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Headline: Kuwait bans 'Barbie' over gender and sexuality themes, Lebanon moves to do the same
Caption: The blockbuster film opens across the Middle East on Aug. 10. On Aug. 9, Kuwait announced that the movie would be banned, NBC News reports. Officials say that 'Barbie' promotes "ideas and beliefs that are alien to the Kuwaiti society and public order," according to state news agency KUNA. Lebanese Culture Minister Mohammad Mortada would also like to see the film banned, saying it was found to "contradict values of faith and morality" and "promote homosexuality and sexual transformation," NBC News reports. .
Keywords: Barbie,Kuwait,Gender,Movie,Film,Ryan Gosling,Margot Robbie,Greta Gerwig,Countries,Lebanon,Middle East,Sexuality,Themes,Banning,Faith,Values,Morality,Sexual Transformation,Mohammad Mortada,Culture Minister,LGBTQ+,Kate McKinnon,Hari Nef
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