title: Sheikh Jackson
text: # Sheikh Jackson
  
  Sheikh Jackson is a 2017 Egyptian drama film directed by Amr Salama. It was screened in the Special Presentations section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. It was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
  
  ## Plot
  
  An Islamic cleric who likes to dress as Michael Jackson is thrown into a tailspin in the wake of the singer's death.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Ahmed El-Fishawy
  * Maged El Kedwany
  * Ahmed Malek
  * Salma Abudeif
  * Basma
  * Dorra
  
  ## Controversy
  
  In December 2017 in Egypt the film was referred to Al-Azhar University for investigation of blasphemy, despite it having been cleared by Egypt's censorship committee. When film critic Tarek El-Shenawy defended the film, many Facebook readers responded with angry insults against him and the film.
  
  