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The statement came a day after Gulf Arab countries asked Netflix to remove 바카라offensive content바카라 on the streaming service, apparently targeting programs that show gays and lesbians.
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The statement by the Supreme Council for Media Regulation did not elaborate. Later Wednesday, Netflix, based in Los Gatos, California, declined an Associated Press request for a comment.
Homosexuality is highly taboo in Egypt, where a 2013 survey by the Pew Research Center found that 95 per cent of those polled said it should be 바카라rejected by society."
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Authorities regularly arrest gay men, with large police raids on private parties or locations such as public baths, restaurants, and bars.
Egypt's movie industry, long celebrated in the Mideast, also bans films and programs from featuring gays and lesbians.
In June, countries in the Muslim world banned the public showing of Disney's latest animated film 바카라Lightyear바카라 which has a brief moment showing two lesbian characters kissing.
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In January, the first Arabic Netflix movie, 바카라No Dearer Friends,바카라 sparked controversy, with critics claiming it was a threat to family and religious values, encouraged homosexuality and that it was allegedly unfit for Arab societies.
At least one lawmaker, Mostafa Bakry, called for Netflix to be banned in Egypt.
The film contains scenes unprecedented for audiences in the country: an Egyptian wife discreetly slips off her black, lacy underwear from under her clothes before heading out for dinner; a man reveals that he is gay, and a Lebanese father tells his teenage daughter she is free to choose whether to have sex with her boyfriend despite his reservations.
