Why are Arabs Portrayed as Evil in Hollywood?
Always the villain? With author Jack Shaheen, actor Ahmed Ahmed and producer Abdullah Omeish, this episode of the Riz Khan show on Al Jazeera English looks at stereotypical portrayals of Arabs in Hollywood and asks why these continue.
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At the 00:32 second mark we are shown a clip from the film The Kingdom (2007) where an Arab suicide bomber sets off a suicide vest full of explosives in a crowded American compound in Saudi Arabia. I fully agree with Riz Khan that it was totally unnecessary and stereotypical to use an Arab Muslim in this scene. Wouldn't it have had the exact same impact and meaning if instead they had used Russian agents of the former KGB? There is one problem though: this attack, which was the inspiration for the film, actually happened on 12 May 2003 and unfortunately for Hollywood scriptwriters the perpetrators were Arab Muslims and not KGB agents. I suppose Arabs/Muslims would prefer that we dispense with truth and accuracy if it offends or insults their culture/religion.
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