Ayman Mhanna, executive director at the non-profit civic Samir Kassir Foundation, told Reuters that Mortada's move came amid "a wave of bigotry". "This is part of a broader campaign that is bringing together Hezbollah, the Christian far right, and other top religious leaders in a focused campaign against LGBT people," Mhanna said.

Wow, now the far right and Hezbollah are coming together? Muslims do something that is 100% inline with their ideology but it is somehow a ploy by the infamous "far-right".