Peace Center Film Series: Real Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People"

Using examples from his book, Real Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People, media critic Dr. Jack Shaheen elaborates on the negative set of images which have consistently been used to portray Arabs in American cinema since the days of silent film. Since a good deal of the learning process occurs - particularly so in American culture - via media, the impact of this vilification of the Arab in Hollywood can find sad echoes in hate crimes against Arab Americans today.

San Jose Peace Center Media Reform Project