Banned Tintin

[BulldozerGirl]

There are four Tin Tin comics from the series which are banned in Arabic. Does anyone know which ones they are?

 

[harishankar]

I guess that "Red Sea Sharks", "The Land of Black Gold" must be banned because they depict Arabs as slave traders.

Am I right. I cannot guess the other two.

 

[Zolipara]

Perhaps Tintin in the Congo since its description of black people isnt exactly flattering. I know several countries dont publish that Tintin story anymore even if it isnt banned.

 

[BulldozerGirl]

I think you're quite right about "The Land of Black Gold". It's set in Saudi Arabia and features some Arabic profanity, as well as a scene in which a man is kicked from behind as he's prostrating in prayer, and a young Crown Prince who's spoiled. Another one is "The Crab with Golden Claw" which is set in Morocco, and I think a car crashed into a mosque, and there were comments such as swearing by saying: "By the beard of Mohammed" (which is something blasphemous, since in Islam people can only swear by the name of God).

I haven't read "Red Sea Sharks" yet, but it's probably the third one. As for the fourth, it's probably set in Egypt, although "Red Sea Sharks" is too. I don't think they'd ban the one for the Congo, since that's not related to Arabs or Islam.

 

[BulldozerGirl]

I think the fourth would be "Cigars of the Pharoah".

 

[harishankar]

I think you're quite right about "The Land of Black Gold". It's set in Saudi Arabia and features some Arabic profanity, as well as a scene in which a man is kicked from behind as he's prostrating in prayer, and a young Crown Prince who's spoiled. Another one is "The Crab with Golden Claw" which is set in Morocco, and I think a car crashed into a mosque, and there were comments such as swearing by saying: "By the beard of Mohammed" (which is something blasphemous, since in Islam people can only swear by the name of God).

I haven't read "Red Sea Sharks" yet, but it's probably the third one. As for the fourth, it's probably set in Egypt, although "Red Sea Sharks" is too. I don't think they'd ban the one for the Congo, since that's not related to Arabs or Islam.

The car crashing into the mosque is a scene from "Land of Black Gold", not from "Golden Claws".