The foreign press is awash with coverage of Israeli actress Gal Gadot’s casting as Cleopatra: The Guardian writes that the film industry has a “frustrating habit of whitewashing history and movies about Cleopatra.” Debates have arisen about Cleopatra’s race with many saying Gadot’s casting is justifiable as the historical figure had Macedonian-Greek heritage on her father’s side while others say her mother’s unverified background means she is mixed race. Elsewhere, the Committee to Protect Journalists is calling for the release of Kamal El Balshy — whose brother Khaled is already in detention.

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