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Was it just you, or was that racist?

Tracking anti-Arab and anti-Muslim racism across film, TV, news, and games.

810reported instances - and counting

The recurring stereotypes

Cameos 320 Villains 272 Maidens 237 Sheikhs 231 Egyptians 131 Palestinians 54 Cliffhangers 16 Fetishized 15 Casual violence 10 Arab Americans 7 Exotic backdrop 4 Wrong continent 3 Stripped context 3 Establishing verdict 2 Byword 2 Hasbara 2 Libyans 1 Turks 1 Accent coding 1 Faceless enemy 1 Anti-Black caricature 1 Noble savage 1 Brownface 1 Erased credit 1

Real Bad Media

Tracking anti-Arab and anti-Muslim racism across film, TV, news, and games - documented scene by scene, reviewed before publication.

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