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Arab America Foundation Announces Connect Arab America: Empowerment Summit October 25-26, 2024 in Dearborn, Michigan

May 15, 2024

By Arab America

REGISTER HERE! For Immediate Release Washington DC (May 15, 2024): The Arab America Foundation is excited to announce the CONNECT Arab America: Empowerment Summit to be held, on Friday, October 25, and Saturday, October 26, 2024. at the Dearborn Community and Performing Arts Center, 15801 Michigan Avenue, Dearborn, Michigan 48126. “We’re spearheading a movement, rallying … Continued

Arab America Foundation Announces Connect Arab America: Empowerment Summit November 3-4, 2023 in Orlando, Florida

July 19, 2023

By Arab America

REGISTER HERE! For Immediate Release Washington DC (July 19, 2023): The Arab America Foundation is excited to announce the CONNECT Arab America: Empowerment Summit to be held, Friday, November 3, and Saturday, November 4, 2023, at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Orlando at SeaWorld,10100 International Drive, Orlando, FL, 32821. The summit will cover a range … Continued

Live-Action Aladdin Is Disney’s Biggest 2019 Risk

February 17, 2019

By Ani Karapetyan

SOURCE: SCREEN RANT BY: KAYLEIGH DONALDSON After the trailer premiered to overwhelmingly bad responses, Disney’s upcoming remake of Aladdin remains its riskiest bet of 2019. Live-action remakes have become as defining a part of Disney’s business model as their beloved animated originals and their enviable array of acquisitions. While the 1996 live-action remake of 101 Dalmatians technically kick-started the … Continued

Middle East Distributor Front Row Hires Former Disney Exec, Expands Into Production

February 1, 2019

By Ani Karapetyan

SOURCE: VARIETY BY: NICK VIVARELLI Dubai-based Middle East distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment is expanding into production to capitalize on the potential of the nascent Saudi market and has hired former Disney exec Nicolas Torloting to handle its day-to-day operations as COO. Torloting, who is French, was previously with The Walt Disney Company for 15 … Continued

Jack Shaheen persuaded Disney to alter ‘Aladdin’ as he fought Hollywood’s racial stereotypes

July 18, 2017

By Arab America

Jack Shaheen, who taught for decades at Southern Illinois University, urged Hollywood to change its portrayals of Arabs as just “billionaires, bombers and belly dancers.” (Courtesy Michele Tasoff) By: Steve Marble Source: Los Angeles Times Jack Shaheen, a prominent writer, scholar and activist who persistently — though diplomatically — challenged negative stereotypes of Arabs in … Continued

Here are 7 Middle Eastern actors who could play Aladdin

July 16, 2017

By Arab America

By: Leyal Khalife Source: Stepfeed Four months into the official announcement, Disney still can’t seem to finalize the cast for its upcoming live-action film, Aladdin. Just this week, a journalist at the Hollywood Reporter explained that the entertainment conglomerate has had difficulty “finding a male lead in his 20s who can act and sing.” Of course, following the news, many claimed that … Continued

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