Amr Goes to Hollywood: An Actor’s Perspective on Hateful Arab and Muslim Stereotypes and Narratives
BY: Amr El-Bayoumi / Arab America Contributing Writer Despite my ongoing commitment to avoid perpetuating demeaning depictions and narratives of Arabs and Muslims (or any other group of people for that matter), I have encountered these stereotypes and distorted narratives regularly as an actor. To name just a few of the 19th and 20th-century precursors … Continued