Religious scholars in Egypt are outraged by a lesbian scene in a new movie

Preacher and Islamic Studies professor at Cairo University, Dr. Abdel-Sabour Shahin has been telling audiences to stay away from the sinful flick and calling for the director and actresses to be prosecuted for spreading homosexuality and promoting debauchery.

He called on authorities to prosecute the director of the movie and the two actresses, Ghada Abdel-Razeq and Sumaya Al-Khashab, who enacted the lesbian encounter on the big screen.

The film Heena Maysara – which also translates as "Till things get better" in Egyptian slang – is set in a Cairo shanty town and tackles the issues of poverty, crime and physical and sexual abuse, among others.

In the controversial scene, Abdel-Razeq, who plays a lesbian, tries to seduce Khashab. The scene shows Abdel-Razeq hitting on Khashab – who plays a prostitute called Nahed -- and kissing her.


Shahin claimed the movie is part of "a Zionist and American conspiracy" which uses this sort of movie to destroy the moral fabric of society.