The Egyptian screenwriter Tamer Habib has sparked widespread controversy with a post he made on his official Facebook account regarding the ongoing crisis surrounding the film "Ashab Wala A'z". Habib employed a sarcastic tone in his defense of the film, stating: "Mona Zaki congratulates her depraved colleagues on their depraved film and expresses her happiness for participating in this depravity and enjoyed filming it. I, from my position as someone who is greatly depraved, congratulate all the depraved individuals both in front of and behind the camera for their efforts in their depravity, especially the talented, hardworking, intelligent, dedicated Mona Zaki."
He further added: "I have a depraved opinion I would like to share, which is that the global depraved platform that works on spreading depravity throughout the world and presenting bizarre things in societies that have no existence in the pure, chaste, and honorable reality deserves a massive thanks and appreciation—morally, materially, and intellectually—directed towards the depraved Mona Zaki, because the scale of her stardom has achieved for the platform the greatest and most successful marketing strategy for their Arabic productions across the Arab and Western worlds."
His sarcastic post continued: "No one is talking about anything other than the depraved film and their opinions after watching the depraved film. The film has the highest viewership in the Arab world and is among the top 10 most watched films in America and Europe. It is clear that the depraved have increased tremendously in this era; may God increase and bless."
### Division Over the Film
Tamer Habib has joined the list of artists who have clashed with followers, as he received numerous comments attacking him for his views. Since the early hours after the film was released on the digital platform, there has been a significant division among viewers, with calls to halt the film's screening and hold those responsible accountable.
It is worth noting that "Ashab Wala A'z" represents the Arabic version of the famous Italian film "Perfect Strangers," and it is the first Arab production for the Netflix network, featuring artists Mona Zaki, Iyad Nassar, Nadine Labaki, and Adel Karam.
