Jordan bans Dr Strange for gay character

Jordan bans Dr Strange for gay character, after similar move by Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait

Like Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Kuwait, Jordan has banned Doctor Strange 2, allegedly because the movie features an openly gay character. Jordan bans Dr Strange over gay character

MENA

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�� Staff

08 May, 2022

Actors Benedict Wong, Elizabeth Olsen and Benedict Cumberbatch attend a New York screening of Marvel's Dr Strange 2. [Rob Kim/WireImage via Getty]

The new Marvel film��'' has been banned from cinemas across Jordan, local��daily reported on Friday, citing an unnamed "official source" in the��Media Commission -��a government body regulating the media sector in Jordan.

According to the same source, the ban on Marvel's latest film follows the��authorities unsuccessful attempt��to get the film producer to remove certain scenes, considered "immoral", from��the version to be screened in Jordanian cinemas.

On social media, many Jordanians expressed frustration and disappointment at the news. Through this ban, Jordan follows in the steps of other Arab states including�� Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Egypt.

While the Jordanian media commission��did not provide an official justification for the ban, Egypt apparently banned banned the��film��because it features��an openly gay character, a source from its��censorship authority��told����'s Arabic-language sister site two weeks ago.