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Jews of Egypt film banned by security officials

March 13, 2013 09:44
A Cairo synagogue (Photo: D R Cowles)

BySandy Rashty, Sandy Rashty

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Egyptian security officials have banned the screening of a Jewish documentary at Egyptian cinemas.

The ban was imposed one day before the "Jews of Egypt" documentary was due to be screened at three national cinemas today – no reasons were provided.

According to a report in the Huffington Post, the documentary looked at the lives of Egyptian Jews from the 1900s to the 1950s.

On the documentary’s official Facebook page, film producer Haytham el-Khamissy reportedly said: "There is no excuse for this except delay and obstruction.