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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.

817reported instances - and counting

The recurring stereotypes

Cameos 321 Villains 273 Maidens 237 Sheikhs 231 Egyptians 131 Palestinians 54 Fetishized 17 Cliffhangers 16 Casual violence 12 Arab Americans 7 Exotic backdrop 6 Wrong continent 5 Stripped context 5 Accent coding 3 Establishing verdict 3 Turks 2 Brownface 2 Byword 2 Hasbara 2 Libyans 1 Faceless enemy 1 Anti-Black caricature 1 Noble savage 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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