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Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People
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Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People, by Jack G. Shaheen. New York: Olive Branch Press, 2001. viii + 537 pages. Notes to p. 545. Appendices to p. 564. Index of films to p. 574. $25 paper.
Reviewed by Michael W. Suleiman
While Arabs, Muslims, and their communities in the United States have repeatedly complained about their negative portrayal in American movies, and while their complaints have been echoed and reported by various scholars, only now, with the publication of Reel Bad Arabs, is there a comprehensive documentation of Hollywood's vilification of these people. And for that effort, we are greatly indebted to Jack Shaheen, who has undertaken the …
