Apr 19, 2023
Egyptians complain over Netflix depiction of Cleopatra as black
A Netflix docudrama series that depicts Queen Cleopatra VII as a black African has sparked controversy in Egypt. A lawyer has filed a complaint that accuses African Queens: Queen Cleopatra of violating media laws and aiming to "Erase the Egyptian identity". A top archaeologist insisted Cleopatra was "Light-skinned, not black". When the trailer was released last week many Egyptians condemned the depiction of Cleopatra. Zahi Hawass, a prominent Egyptologist and former antiquities minister, told the al-Masry al-Youm newspaper: "This is completely fake. Cleopatra was Greek, meaning that she was light-skinned, not black."
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