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Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People
Friday, October 19, 2007 :
Where are the human images of Arabs and Arab Americans? That’s the topic of a new film called “Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People.” The book and the film explore the American cinematic landscape to reveal a stark pattern of Arab stereotyping and its disturbing similarity to Anti-Semitic and other racist caricatures through history. We play excerpts of the film and speak to acclaimed media critic Jack Shaheen, author of the book it’s based on.
Where are the human images of Arabs and Arab Americans? That’s the topic of a new film called "Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People." It’s based on a book by the same name by acclaimed media critic Jack Shaheen. Both the book and the film explore the American cinematic landscape to reveal a stark pattern of Arab stereotyping and its disturbing similarity to Anti-Semitic and other racist caricatures through history.
We’ll be joined in the studio by Jack Shaheen but first I want to play some excerpts from the film version of his book. It’s directed by Sut Jhally and the New York Premiere of the film was at the Cinema East Film Festival on Thursday.
- Excerpt of “Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People.” (Media Education Foundation)
Jack Shaheen joins me now in the firehouse studio in New York.
- Jack Shaheen. Award-winning media critic and author of ‘Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People.’ He is also Professor Emeritus of Mass Communications at Southern Illinois University and was a former consultant on Middle East affairs for CBS.
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