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Why did Saudi Arabia ban Palestine scarf at the Red Sea International Film Festival?
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Dec
Dec
The Middle East film festival schedule has been thrown into disarray since the start of the Israel-Palestine war on 7 October. Several festivals responded by scrapping their 2023 editions, including Doha’s Ajyal Film Festival, Tunisia’s Carthage Film Festival and the Cairo Film Festival, all in solidarity with Palestine. Meanwhile, the Marrakech International Film Festival in Morocco and Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival scaled back their presence, with less emphasis on their usual red-carpet bonanza.