By Mehdi El Merini / Arab America Contributing Writer Morocco has become a major hub for the film industry, balancing its local cinematic identity with an increasing role as an international shooting destination. Known for its picturesque landscapes, bustling medinas, and cinematic history, Morocco offers filmmakers both a diverse cultural backdrop and experienced film crews. … Continued
By: Joanna Sawtari / Arab America Contributing Writer The writer’s strike has been an ongoing issue for weeks, with protests spanning all over Los Angeles demanding better pay. It has impacted many aspects of the entertainment industry. From shutting down the production of movies and TV shows to barring actors from promoting their work. Arab … Continued
By: Menal Elmaliki / Arab America Contributing Writer How the Arabic Language is Represented in West Hollywood’s Persistence of Arab Stereotypes From the earliest Hollywood portrayal of Arabs, The Sheik (1921), to oriental’s interpretation of the East in Aladdin (2019), where you’re not sure whether its Indian, Arab or Persian, to America’s beloved t.v series … Continued
This is the second in Arab America’s series on American pathbreakers of Arab descent with Arab America contributing writer, John Mason. The series includes personalities from entertainment, business, science, academia, and politics, among other areas. We will endeavor to represent the broad array of Arab Americans, including a mix of women and men, countries of origin, and fields of endeavor. Our second pathbreaker case is the illustrious Mexican-born, of Lebanese heritage, Arab American actor Salma Hayek.
By Salma Heram / Arab America Contributing Writer This past Sunday, March 12, 2023, Lebanese fashion labels Zuhair Murad and Elie Saab graced Hollywood’s biggest red carpet, with several celebrities wearing their designs. These stunning designs were featured at both the Academy Award’s red carpet as well as the Vanity Fair Oscar party, leaving a … Continued
SOURCE: ALJAZEERA BY: HAMID DABASHI The recent release of Dune: Part One (2021), an American science fiction film directed by Denis Villeneuve, has once again raised the vexing question of Hollywood mis/representation of Arabs, Muslims, and Islam. Film critics particularly from the Arab and Muslim world are up in arms and back on their hobbyhorse … Continued
By: Qaïs S. Ahmadī/ Arab America Contributing Writer Before the silver screen, the television, and social media, stories were told by storytellers in spoken word. In ancient cultures, orators speak of religion, history, wars, and epics, etc. In the Arab and Muslim world, stories are still performed. However, these stories are muted by Western orientalist … Continued
The author analyzes the timing of the offensive on Gaza. There are still places in the world in which Muslims have been constant victims of ongoing war. They spend the holy month of Ramadan in conditions that the conservative media censors. Furthermore, the Eid festivals are celebrations that are observed in conflict. Humanity can longer neglect the Palestinian genocide and America has been an accomplice to Israel’s brutality for over half of a century.
By: Pamela Dimitrova/ Arab America Contributing Writer Despite the difficult relationship between the Arab world and the Western cinema, the Arab world has long been a preferred location for many Hollywood productions due to its attractive and unique nature, beautiful landscapes, and breath-taking cities. Here are few of the most famous Hollywood Arab movies shot … Continued
Omer M Mozaffar, a professor of Islamic studies in Chicago, acted as a consultant on the show to dispel some of the myths about the Arab world, and beyond. He reminded the production team, among other things, that ‘nobody eats falafel in Pakistan’ SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: CHRIS NEWBOULD Whenever we see a new American show set … Continued
As the fictional CIA agent gets his own series on Amazon, questions are again raised about representation in Hollywood SOURCE: GULF NEWS BY: MARWA HAMAD Hollywood has been guilty of casting non-Arabs in Arab roles for decades, over-representing the ‘Muslim terrorist’ and doing it badly. Ambiguously brown actors standing against dusty backdrops, barking out threats … Continued
SOURCE: AL ARABIYA Al Arabiya English’s Showbiz reporter Simo Benbachir talks with Award-winning Arab Film maker Iyad Hajjaj to discuss his latest multi Award-winning feature film “Dreams I Never Had”. Hajjaj also discusses the struggles he faced to create Arabic Characters in Hollywood movies that are NOT terrorists. The film stars include Malcolm McDowell and … Continued
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