As the Barbie movie, directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, receives critical acclaim for its themes such as women empowerment and existential crisis, the highly-anticipated fantasy comedy film is being banned in many Arab and Muslim-majority countries.
So far Algeria, Lebanon and Kuwait have all banned the new “Barbie” movie, stating that the film promotes homosexuality. https://t.co/vZP2NGF9X9
On Wednesday, February 16, the constitutional court of Kuwait overturned Article 198 of the country's penal code. Introduced in December 2007, Article 198 of the Kuwaiti Penal Code criminalizes "imitating the appearance of a member of the opposite sex."
The law effectively criminalizes transgender, creating a hostile environment for transgender individuals in Kuwait.
Kuwaiti lawmakers want authorities to clamp down on Amnesty International for promoting tolerance opposing Kuwaiti plans to ban gay and transgender people from entering Kuwait claiming they are “against Islam” and want to “destroy humanity”