As discussed in last Saturday's Readers Roundtable, the release date of the movie The Kite Runner has been moved to December. Apparently, the family of the boy who stars in the film and lives in Kabul is afraid that fellow Afghans will be offended by a rape scene and retaliate against him. It's widely believed in Afghan culture that such things should not be shared in a public forum.
The New York Times ran an article on this situation, as did the San Jose Mercury News which included interviews with members of our local Afghan community.
Thanks Ron sharing this news with the Roundtable.
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