Lexi Alexander--Fighting against Arab Stereotypes in Hollywood
December 30, 2020
In 2020 we were fortunate to receive a donation of a piece of Hollywood history from director and proud Arab American Lexi Alexander. She sent us the clapperboard for the 2007 film The Punisher: War Zone, which she directed.
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Terrorists and Tyrants
September 27, 2018
A new report on MENA (Middle East and North African) people in Hollywood shows that MENA characters in prime-time television shows are almost always portrayed in the context of terrorism. The group behind the report, the MENA Arts Advocacy Coalition hopes to educate the general public about the lack of diverse characters and actors from the MENA region.
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Back to the Future Day
October 21, 2015
Today, October 21, 2015 is unofficially Back to the Future Day, because it is the date that Marty and Doc Brown traveled to in Back to the Future II.
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Fictional Arabia
Romancing the Sheikh in the War on Terror: An Imperialist Love Story
July 23, 2015
By Amira Jarmakani, Associate Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies   A few years after the events of September 11, 2001, a spate of articles appeared from sources as varied as Time and the Chicago Tribune to Bitch
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Arabs and Muslims in the Media
December 10, 2014
Our own Professor Evelyn Alsultany was recently interviewed by the Arab American Institute (AAI) on the prevalence and spreading of Arab and Muslim stereotypes in the media. 
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Cartoon Racist
May 21, 2014
By Yassin "The Narcicyst" Alsalman
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Arabs, Muslims, and the Legacy of Media Stereotypes
July 31, 2013
By Matthew Jaber Stiffler           In the winter of 2013, the Arab American National Museum and the National Network for Arab American Communities partnered with the National Voices Project (NVP) to investigate, among other things, media bias against racial, ethnic, and religious groups.
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