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From the seducing tribesman to controlling sheik to the bomb-wielding terrorist, Hollywood has consistently broad brushed Arabs with caricature and cliché. But can an Arab be an American film hero? Can he get the girl? Hollywood is starting to believe that he can.
I, JUST WANT TO SHOW SUPPORT AND SHOW MY SOLIDARITY TO MR. JACK SHAHEEN FOR HIS INSIGHTFULLNESS AND HIS SENSE OF BELONGING, I'M A SCREENWRITER WITH SCORES OF SCRIPTS, THAT CARRIES A UNIVERSAL APPEAL, WITHOUT THE FAKE SUPREMACY HOLLYWOOD FLASHES WHENEVER IT CONCERN A MINORITY CHARACTER, AND BY THAT I MEAN THE REST OF THE WORLD.
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