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January 21, 2015

Mayor of Paris Suburb Backs Down on Bid to Ban Oscar-Nominated Film "Timbuktu" over Terrorism Fears 
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The mayor of a Paris suburb appears to have backed down on his bid to
ban screenings of an Oscar-nominated film over concerns about terrorism.
The film "Timbuktu," just nominated for best foreign language film, is
viewed as an unequivocally anti-jihadist film, which depicts the horrors
of jihadist occupation in Mali. But Jacques-Alain Bénisti, mayor of
Villiers-sur-Marne, who had not seen the film, said he feared it made an
"apology for terrorism." Following a wave of criticism, he has vowed to
reschedule the film and host a debate with religious leaders.

 

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