Egypt Should Win an Oscar for Hypocrisy Over Praise for Rami Malek

Expand Rami Malek, winner of the award for best performance by an actor in a leading role for "Bohemian Rhapsody", poses in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. © 2019 Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Egyptian authorities were eager to claim a connection to Egyptian-American actor Rami Malek after his best actor win at the Academy Awards last week. Egypt’s Immigration Ministry even tweeted a quote from Malek’s Oscar acceptance speech. But Malek’s full speech has not and could not be reported in Egyptian media. “We made a film about a gay…

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