Discuss the groundbreaking book “Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People” by Jack Shaheen. In the book, Shaheen dissects a slanderous history dating from cinema’s earliest days to contemporary Hollywood blockbusters that feature machine-gun wielding and bomb-blowing “evil” Arabs. He documents the tendency to portray Muslim Arabs as Public Enemy #1 – brutal, heartless, uncivilized “others” bent on terrorizing civilized Westerners – and examines how and why such a stereotype has grown and spread in the film industry. We look forward to an evening of refreshments and thought-provoking discussion. External Event Url
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