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  • Reel Bad Arabs

    How Hollywood Vilifies a People

    A groundbreaking book that dissects a slanderous history dating from cinema’s earliest days to contemporary Hollywood blockbusters that feature machine-gun wielding and bomb-blowing "evil" Arabs Award-winning film authority Jack G. Shaheen, noting that only Native Americans have been more relentlessly smeared on the silver screen, painstakingly makes his case that "Arab" has remained Hollywood’s ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD

  • Guilty

    Hollywood's Verdict on Arabs after 9/11

    “Nothing will be the same again.” Americans scarred by the experience of 9/11 often express this sentiment. But what remains the same, argues Jack Shaheen, is Hollywood’s stereotyping of Arabs. In his new book about films made after 9/11, Shaheen finds that nearly all of Hollywood’s post-9/11 films legitimize a view of Arabs as stereotyped villains and the use of Arabs and Muslims as shorthand for ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • 100 Questions and Answers About Arab Americans

    Clear, essential facts about the culture, customs, language, religion, origins and politics of the millions of Arab Americans living in the United States

    This simple, introductory guide answers 100 of the basic questions people ask about Arab Americans in everyday conversation. Most of the work was done in the Detroit area, home to the highest concentration of Arabs in the United States. Find answers about culture, customs, identity, language, religion, social norms, politics, education, work, families and food. This guide is for businesses, ... Read more

    $14.08 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • The Looming Tower (Pulitzer Prize Winner)

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    The Education of a Journalist

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  • I Was Told to Come Alone

    My Journey Behind the Lines of Jihad

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  • Arabic Stories for Language Learners

    Traditional Middle Eastern Tales In Arabic and English (Online Included)

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