Maldives Say No To Prince Of Egypt Flick

Hollywood's animations always seem to be the films that generate the most controversy. Disney's constantly under attack from right wing Christian fundamentalists in the states but this time it's DreamWorks' Prince Of Egypt that's in trouble. In fact the Maldives, that small archipelago in the Indian Ocean so beloved of the rich and famous, has just banned it all together. It seems that the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs has taken offence at the film's depiction of Moses. Islamic custom dictates that prophets and messengers of God cannot be portrayed in any medium. Information Minister Ibrahim Maniku announced a ban on the film yesterday. Studio shareholders are unlikely to lose any sleep over the ban as there are only two 300 capacity cinemas on the island. It's not the first time that Hollywood has fallen foul of the Maldives censors. The president of the less-than-holy National Rifle Association found out what it was like to come under fire when the censors banned his 1956 film The Ten Commandments (Moses again) and they didn't think much of his 1959 portrayal of Jesus in Ben Hur