Iranian blockbuster causes outrage in Saudi Arabia

'Muhammad: the messenger of God' condemned by senior Saudi cleric as a defamation of Islam

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Saudi Arabia's most senior cleric, Sheikh Abdulaziz al-Sheikh, has condemned an Iranian film that depicts the early life of the Prophet Mohammed as obscene and hostile.

Muhammad: the Messenger of God premiered to sold-out audiences in Iran last week, but has courted controversy outside the country since filming began.

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