<P> Unlike other biblical epics, Exodus was not censored by Egypt's Ministry of Culture . Exodus was instead banned in Egypt . The Egyptian culture minister described it as "a Zionist film", and said it was banned because of "historical inaccuracies", such as creating a false impression that Moses and the Jews built the pyramids . In Islam, Moses is considered to be a prophet of Allah, but the country's top religious institution, Al - Azhar, did not object to the contents of the movie, as it had with the 2014 film on Noah . </P> <P> In Morocco, the state - run Moroccan Cinema Centre (CCM) initially approved the film's screening, only for officials to ban it on the day before its premiere because of the personification of the voice of God . After some of the film's dialogue had been edited, the film was subsequently approved for screening . </P> <P> The film was also denied release in the United Arab Emirates . Authorities said they had found "many mistakes" in the story . The director of Media Content Tracking at the National Media Council explained: "This movie is under our review and we found that there are many mistakes not only about Islam but other religions too . So, we will not release it in the UAE". </P> <P> The film was also banned in Kuwait . </P>

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