Based on Dr. Jack G. Shaheen's book of the same name, this 2006 documentary analyzes how Hollywood degrades and manipulates the image of Arabs in American movies and television programs. The persistence of these stereotypical images has normali…
Based on Dr. Jack G. Shaheen's book of the same name, this 2006 documentary analyzes how Hollywood degrades and manipulates the image of Arabs in American movies and television programs. The persistence of these stereotypical images has normalized prejudicial attitudes towards Arabs and Arab culture, in the process reinforcing a narrow view of individual Arabs and the effects of specific US domestic and international policies on their lives. Sections: Introduction | Myths of Arabland | The Arab Threat: Mideast Politics & Hollywood | Terror Inc.: Demonizing Palestinians & Muslims | The Only Good Arab... | Islamophobia | Getting Real
Website - media education foundation http://www.mediaed.org/
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For an excellent discussion and review of Shaheen's book and film, see 'Aladdin, Al-Qaeda, and Arabs in U.S. film and TV' by Christian Blauvelt https://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/jc50.2008/reelBadArabs/text.html
C-Span interview with Dr. Jack Shaheen (March 12, 2004) https://www.c-span.org/video/?180941-1/reel-bad-arabs
Article - 'Dr. Jack Shaheen Discusses Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People by Richard H. Curtiss and Delinda C. Hanley' https://www.wrmea.org/001-july/dr.-jack-shaheen-discusses-reel-bad-arabs-how-hollywood-vilifies-a-people.html
Jack G. Shaheen Collection on Arabs in U.S. Film and Television http://apa.nyu.edu/the-jack-g-shaheen-archive-tam-535-videos-15/
Hollywood propaganda as seen in Shaheen's documentary is motivated by the Zionist movement. On the streets of Jerusalem, Abby Martin interviews Jewish Israeli citizens from all walks of life. In several candid interviews, disturbing comments reveal commonly held views about Palestinians and their future in the region. Video - 'Empire Files: Israelis Speak Candidly to Abby Martin About Palestinians' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e_dbsVQrk4
'Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies, and the American Dream' (Full Documentary) https://www.bitchute.com/video/4Q34XYku1EZr/
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