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Persepolis unbanned

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On Wednesday, General Wafiq Jizzini, head of general security directorate, which handles censorship, told AFP he had decided to ban the film after Shiite officials expressed concern that its content was offensive to Muslims and to Iran.

“The office that handles censorship matters informed me in their report that the film attacks Islam and the Iranian regime, and this could spark tension with Iran,” Jizzini said.

The decision was massively critisized by many parties, among them Walid Jumblatt’s psp, Culture minister Tarek Mitri and Bassam Eid production manager with Circuit Empire, who blasted the ban as ridiculous and unwarranted, especially since pirated copies were widely available in Hizbullah’s stronghold in the southern suburbs of Beirut.

I join other fellow bloggers in condeming this banning, specifically BeirutSpring who decided to put the film for all to watch for free until the movie was unbanned.

As a result of the large critics,
Lebanese authorities on Thursday legalized the screening of the prize-winning animated film “Persepolis”, following an outcry and accusations that the banning it by the censors was aimed at pleasing Iran and Shiite clerics.

“We have given the green light for the film ‘Persepolis” to be screened in cinemas across Lebanon,” an official from the censorship bureau, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Agence France Presse. She did not elaborate on the remark.

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Posted by N10452 on 03.28.08 @ 11:13 pm | 21 Comments

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  • 1. Mickel | March 28th, 2008 at 11:32 pm

    Finally!

    When will we get out of this regressive way of life and be free?

    Freedom of speech in Lebanon is like “7eber 3ala wara2″.

  • 2. paul | March 28th, 2008 at 11:57 pm

    allah yistor ma yfajjro l cinamet jame3it aoun…asde HA…

  • 3. paul | March 29th, 2008 at 12:06 am

    فازت القوات اللبنانية وحلفائها في قوى 14 آذار في انتخابات كلية الحقوق والعلوم السياسية – الفرع الثاني – جل الديب بنتيجة ساحقة (26-9). وقبل انتهاء عملية الفرز وعندما بات فوز القوات وقوى 14 آذار محسوماً، بادر فرد من جمهور المعارضة ويدعى محمد الدنى الى كسر وتمزيق أعلام للقوات اللبنانية التي كانت معلقة على أحد عواميد الكهرباء وشتم الجمهور المقابل ورافق ذلك رمي كثيف للحجارة والزجاجات الفارغة والعصي على طلاب 14 آذار المحتشدين أمام مدخل الكلية ما أدى الى اصابة عدد من الطلاب بجروح بالغة نقلوا على إثرها الى المستشفى ومنهم:

    - كريستال فضول (قوات)
    - إيلي طربيه (قوات)
    - إيلي هبر (قوات)
    - جورج كرم (قوات)
    - إيلي يوسف (قوات)
    - جسيكا حردان (قوات)

    وتم توقيف كل من:

    - جوزف الياس (تيار)
    - يوسف بشراوي (تيار)
    - محمد الدنى (المطلوب بجرائم عدة بحسب مصادر القوى الأمنية) – (حزب الله)

    وهنا نلفت الى ان عملية الإقتراع شهدت عمليات تزوير منظمة عدة وأبرزها ضبط عدد هائل من البطاقات المزورة وانتحال شخصيات طلاب غائبين والإقتراع باسمهم تحت أنظار الموظفين. ونذكر ان مصلحة طلاب القوات اللبنانية في صدد تقديم شكاوى قضائية بحق كل من زوّر أو شارك في التزوير، طالباً كان أم موظف إداري، كما ستتدّعي قضائياً على كل من اعتدى بالضرب والحجارة والأدوات الحادة على الطلاب العزل.

    إنها ليست المرة الأولى الذي يفقد فيها أنصار التيار العوني أعصابهم وصوابهم بعد الخسارة ويعتدون على من حولهم ويستقدمون شباناً من خارج بيئة الكلية لافتعال المشاكل، وليست المرة الأولى التي يزورون فيها البطاقات واللوائح ويحاولون التلاعب بنتائج الإنتخابات، ولعل شعار التيار العوني الأول في الـ 2008 بات: “الغاية تبرر الوسيلة”!

    وهنا نسأل طلاب التيار: أبهذه الوسائل تفوزون بانتخابات بعض الكليات؟ أهكذا فزتم بكلية العلوم يوم الخميس؟ أبهذه الممارسات الشاذة تريدون بناء الوطن الذي تتوقون إليه – وطن التفرد والديكتاتورية والهمجية؟
    3am tista2wo b HA ya Marshall?

  • 4. Filov | March 29th, 2008 at 2:04 am

    chapeau bas… pour ce film… also, guys u have to watch this FITNA movie the one made by Geert Wilders…

    enjoy!!!

    Long Live 14 march ;)

  • 5. fad14 | March 29th, 2008 at 7:00 am

    Paul: who’s leader doesn’t have balls, signed an agreement with leader of the balls.

    Both Aoun and Nasrallah have the eternal fear of planes, for the first it makes him love french coffee and for the the second he starts to love the smell of rats.

  • 6. Ritissima | March 29th, 2008 at 7:04 am

    i bookmarked the link for Fitna on Liveleak.com and they took the video off…it was on last night but this morning it was gone…

    I found it on google videos thought
    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3369102968312745410&q=Fitna&total=1489&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=8

  • 7. Marco (Quebec) | March 29th, 2008 at 7:45 am

    yeye!!!!!! I am proud of my little lebanon!!!!

    finally in an “effective” democracy!!!

    God bless the 7akim back from the US too! :)

    Cheers!

  • 8. Johnny.B | March 29th, 2008 at 2:29 pm

    why did they ban it ?

    the hell with iran and it’s people, they shouldnt ban anything … people who are allergic to open mindness and freedom of speech should simply not watch it …

    I mean some people stepped on march, and we still worry about a movies and stupid middle age ideologies …

  • 9. Johnny.B | March 29th, 2008 at 3:27 pm

    stepped on MARS :P :P:P

  • 10. kezballah | March 29th, 2008 at 3:30 pm

    Waynieh el dawleh!!??
    Oh wait the dawleh unbanned the movie, it’s the Hezbollah guy who banned it.

    so waynon el 3Aounieh!!??
    Is this the dawleh you want to live in??

  • 11. elie | March 29th, 2008 at 5:07 pm

    Ritissima….i liked Fitna….it show’s what we were facing in Lebanon…for centuries. for us it’s a deja vu…

  • 12. Rodge | March 29th, 2008 at 7:52 pm

    Good news to hear that they’ve changed the earlier decision, which represents a victory over some ignorant minds, as well as a victory over the Iranian – Hezbollah attempts to turn Lebanon into another Islamic Revolution country, of course the “Khumainy” type.

    And as usual, the Aounists have nothing to say here, i wonder for how long they will keep on following the wreong track of Michel Aoun and his allies, on top of them them HA.

  • 13. Bachir 7ay Fina | March 29th, 2008 at 8:46 pm

    J’ai regardé ce film, l’histoire est très intéressante, je le conseille à tous surtout aux aounistes pour leur faire voir ce que c’est la révolution islamique iranienne.

    Ce film nous montre combien l’iran manque de liberté et d’évolution et l’interdiction de ce film par jezzini n’est qu’une preuve que ce responsable appartient a cette révolution barbarique.
    bi kel el 7alet la 2élé 90% men el chi3a ma btelba2loun el 7adara, ymkin li ano hezeballah 7atit ido 3layoun

  • 14. Arze | March 29th, 2008 at 10:28 pm

    N !????? HAve you heard of the movie “Zeitgeist” that is being launched in october in the USA ?

    I want an honest answer ….

    Will you accept this movie to be lanched in LEbanon ? Answer honestly please…

  • 15. paul | March 29th, 2008 at 11:39 pm

    The comparison between zeitgeist and persepolise is absurd . persepolise is not obout the islam it is about the Iranian revolution.

    by the way i will be the first who will watch zeitgeis,there are always new theories about christianity ,sometimes interesting,but remained only theories,until now,only the bibel had right.
    w7aje tsheri3 :P

  • 16. N10452 | March 29th, 2008 at 11:40 pm

    Arze,
    If it was up to me, i would accept all movies to be launched in Lebanon .. i believe freedom of expression is sacred and should not be bound by anything …

    I hate the fact that religious matters are taken so seriously here … if it wasnt illegal and could have got me into prison, i would have posted the prophet’s cartoons myself ..

    We talk about democracy and respecting one another, yet we cant even handle a movie that disagrees with our beliefs ..

    Yes i would allow it even if i havent heard of it .. Now back to ur movie, i ve read a bit about it and i actually think its interesting .. and am gonna definitly watch it wheher its allowed or not :-)

    Hope i answered you.

  • 17. Arze | March 30th, 2008 at 1:48 pm

    N 10452 and Paul

    Zeitgeist is made of 3 parts !

    Part 2 and 3 are very very very very interesting ! Fdiha ma ela ekher !

    how ever Part 1 , i dont advise you to watch it , neither u or any other christian , unless his faith and his knowledge in christianity is very strong ! Part 1 is litterally ment to be an end not only to your faith but to christianity ! Litterally ….and believe me N ….they are good in it..

    Believe me Part 1 will ruin your whole life if your not ready to face it !

    Part 1 has been preety well critisized as enno naza3 el film kelo ! But N when you will watch part 2 and part 3 , you will spit on Georges Bush and you will spit and everything you throught the americans were doing for u !

    Anyways i dont advise anyone to see Part 1 …

    You can watch it now anyways N …and give me your feedback

  • 18. Arze | March 30th, 2008 at 1:49 pm

    BTW Paul..Part 1 of Zeitgeist is now a new theory about Christianity….

    Its a total deletion of the Christian theory : )

    Hdaro…wou rja3 ta3 chere3 ;)

  • 19. paul | March 30th, 2008 at 2:05 pm

    are you kidding…i meant part ONE

    i can give a long list from such film.

    it´s theory and it will still theory.

    hei2tak 3an jad chi3e ya arze :P bass wala yhimmak killna 3inna mashekil :D http://video.google.de/videoplay?docid=2394247001276662890

  • 20. paul | March 30th, 2008 at 2:06 pm

  • 21. Arze | March 30th, 2008 at 2:30 pm

    I ment its “not” a new theory ….

    Anyways Paul u wathc the last and final version of it , the one that will be released on their official website! its for free ! You watch it , and you ll see what i mean !



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