LibGuides: Arab American Heritage Guide: Films

Steaming Video

New Arab-American Heritage Week (26.58)
"Stop the Madrassa" attends every event of the week. IAlmontaser reluctantly agrees to an interview where the reporter asks her for the derivation of the word Intifada. An HBO Production.
Language: English Hide Segments/Transcript (26:53)
This is an older video (1991). In this program, Bill Moyers and several prominent experts of Arab descent explore how the image of Arabs as religious fanatics was formed. Edward Said, professor of English at Columbia University, discusses the richness, diversity, and distinguished history of the Arab culture. Former United States Senator James Abourezk, and Jack Shaheen, author of The TV Arab, discuss the dehumanization of Arabs in the American media. Part of the series The Arab World.

From Jay-Z’s ‘Big Pimpin’ to Shakira, Arab and Arab American culture has influenced popular music more than you might realize.

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