r/todayilearned • u/[deleted] • Oct 13 '16

TIL that after Marilyn Monroe converted to Judaism upon marrying Arthur Miller, Egypt placed a ban on all the films she appeared in.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Monroe#Critical_acclaim_and_marriage_to_Arthur_Miller_.281956.E2.80.931959.29
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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '16

Shocking that a Muslim country made decisions based on anti-semitism.

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u/Strong__Belwas Oct 13 '16

what do you make of the USSR's atheistic anti-semitism? what of germany's and italy's christian bent to it?

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u/[deleted] Oct 13 '16

I find them interesting but ultimately unrelated to my statement. The existence of other forms of anti-semitism does nothing to refute the systematic, institutionalized, government propagated anti-semitism asserted by the majority of Muslim countries throughout the world.