Neck of the woods
The Director, Hatim Ali, insisted that the actor Thamer Ismael, who plays the role of Omar Ibn El-Khattab (the second Caliph of Islam) in the program is a ‘Sunni Muslim”. He said that after rumors spread that the star is a Christian, adding that he has no problem whether the star was Muslim or Christian, but…………..
On the other hand, some Egyptian ‘activist’ commented that it is okay for an actor to play the role of the Caliph Omar, provided that he will not again play roles that show him drinking or gambling or womanizing. Maybe she was doing it ‘tongue-in-cheek’, but I’m not sure……….
Important, weighty religious issues, no?

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mhg
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