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Now playing Next Culture news Algeria joins Lebanon and Kuwait in banning 'Barbie' Algeria has banned the hit film 'Barbie' three weeks after its release in the mainly Muslim North African nation. 15/08/2023
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Now playing Next Culture news 'The Kerala Story': Islamic State film triggers bans in India 'The Kerala Story', released on 5 May, has been banned in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, with even calls for the film producer to be “hanged in public”. 09/05/2023
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