Efforts to Ban the ‘Lady of Heaven’ Film in UK Cinemas Has Roots in Iranian Regime: Report

Efforts to Ban the ‘Lady of Heaven’ Film in UK Cinemas Has Roots in Iranian Regime: Report
The Iranian flag waves in front of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) headquarters in Vienna, Austria, March 1, 2021. Lisi Niesner/File Photo/Reuters
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A campaign against a movie that saw some members of the Muslim community protest cinemas across the UK, had its origins in Iran eighteen months ago, according to research from a conservative think tank.

A new research note by Dr. Paul Stott from the Security and Extremism Team at the think-tank Policy Exchange (pdf) wrote that it was Iran that initiated the campaign against “Lady Of Heaven” eighteen months ago,  beginning with negative statements by top regime officials.
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