Iran film stirs debate over prophet's depiction

Acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi’s plans to depict Prophet Muhammad in a film on the childhood of the Muslim figure revives controversy in the Islamic world over the permissibility of visual portrayals of the prophet. Academy Award nominee Majidi announced early this month that he

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