Why This Muslim Director Has Been Screening His Movie in Secret Locations Across Middle East
(World News Egypt)

When Egyptian-American filmmaker Sam Abbas debuted his first feature film, “The Wedding,” in the Middle East, he barred himself from attending his own screenings. It’s not that Abbas didn’t want to go, he did. But his movie, which tackles the issue of same-sex attraction in the Muslim community, had already caused a stir in the Arab world, where homosexuality is considered a sin and, in some cases, an illegal act punishable by death. “The film was receiving an incredible amount of press and it was becoming very clear there would be a chance that I may be followed,” Abbas told TheWrap. “And that wouldn’t be good for my safety or the safety of...