DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates has authorized the discharge of the “Barbie” film after a delay of over a month over potential content material points.

UAE officers didn’t clarify the screening delay, which has additionally occurred in different Arab nations.

“The UAE Media Council has granted the Barbie movie the approval to be screened in the UAE’s licensed cinemas after completing the necessary procedures in line with the standards of media content and the UAE age classification,” the council introduced late Thursday.

The film’s inclusion of a transgender actress as Barbie and different messaging on LGBTQ+ points could possibly be a difficulty in Arab nations with Muslim majorities that think about homosexuality and transgender id to be opposite to Islamic non secular beliefs.

The film in regards to the world-famous doll stars Margot Robbie within the titular function and Ryan Gosling as Ken. It additionally options a number of different actors as “Barbies” and “Kens,” together with Hari Nef, a transgender actress from Philadelphia, who performs one of many Barbies.

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. declined a request for remark. Majid Al Futtaim, the distributor of Warner Bros. motion pictures within the Middle East, couldn't be reached for remark.

In June final 12 months, the UAE and different Arab nations initially delayed after which banned the discharge of “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,” apparently over the inclusion of a transgender reference and the studio’s refusal to censor it.

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