Corrected entry: Even though the film was banned in Kuwait and Bahrain for religious reasons, it was surprisingly allowed in some other Arab countries (Egypt, Lebanon, etc.) which would have also banned it for similar religious objections. Some have speculated that these countries hypocritically permitted the film to be shown, because they can use it as propaganda to encourage more anti-Semitic/anti-Israeli sentiment among Arabs because of the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
megamii
6th Apr 2004
Correction: Actually the movie was accepted in Lebanon due to the fact that 45% of all Lebanese are Catholics and also because they own the majority of the media in the country (LBC for example).