(video 9 min.) 2003
A trailer-esque montage. A spectacle of Hollywood’s relentless dehumanization and vilification of Arabs and Muslims. Based on the book, Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies A People, Jack Shaheen reviews over 900 films he has seen and documents a century of offensive Arab stereotyping. Out of the 900 films, only a dozen portray Arabs in a positive light, with approximately 50 offering a measure of balance.
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