Saudi Arabian censors have today cleared Moustapha Akkad’s classic story of the foundation of Islam, The Message, to screen in cinemas in the kingdom. The 1976 film will open in Saudi on June 14 as part of its region-wide release - this will be the first time the film will have been seen in GCC cinemas. It was banned from screens on its initial release.

After a 42-year ban in Middle East territories, Moustapha Akkad’s The Message is finally coming home with a cinema release in the region which includes Saudi Arabia.

The Message, Moustapha Akkad’s 1976 film that tells the story of the Prophet Mohammed will finally run in cinemas across the Middle East, 42 years after the movie first failed to secure a regional release due to religious objections and false rumours that the film depicted the Prophet Mohammed...

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