Majed Al-Kadwani raised speculation about his portrayal of Pope Shenouda in the series "Baba Al-Arab" which was announced recently. Al-Kadwani appeared in a video recently published by his son Youssef, warning his audience of fake accounts impersonating his name and personality, calling on everyone to boycott these accounts. He has no social media accounts. This video raises questions about the Egyptian artist's acceptance to participate in the work, especially with his close associates for his tendency to apologize for the incarnation of the character due to his extreme fear of taking this responsibility. This sparked controversy among the pioneers of social networking sites who celebrated the choice of Kadwani to embody the historical character immediately after the announcement of his candidacy for the role, and accounts emerged promoting the welcome Kadwani this choice, and even spread images of him in the clothes of Pope Shenouda was implemented using "Photoshop".
Al-Kadwani's position came to add a new wave of controversy that accompanied the series "Baba al-Arab" since the announcement. It is scheduled to address the story of the life of the late Pope Shenouda III, and is carried out by the monastery of Bishop Bishoy, and is considered the most important and largest dramatic work in the history of the Orthodox Church, especially as it will be shown to the public through satellite channels and public television channels, and not only to Christian circles, such as previous works have been presented.