[LCM Events] Boston Premiere of Dr. Jack Shaheen's groundbreaking documentary "Reel Bad Arabs"- April 27th

[Caline Jarudi]

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>>> ADCMA is honored to announce the Boston Premiere of the documentary ³Reel
>>> Bad Arabs.²  This powerful documentary is based on the best selling book by
>>> acclaimed author Jack G. Shaheen, Ph.D, keynote speaker of ADCMA¹s First
>>> Annual Banquet in 2006. The 50-minute documentary will be screened and then
>>> a question and answer session with Dr. Shaheen will follow.
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>>> WHAT:     Boston Premiere of Reel Bad Arabs and Discussion with Dr. Jack
>>> Shaheen
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>>> WHEN:       Friday April 27th, 2007
>>>                  7:30 pm
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>>> WHERE:     West Newton Cinema
>>>                  1296 Washington Street
>>>                  West Newton, MA
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>>> TICKETS:    Adults- $7.00
>>>                  Children (under 12)- $4.00
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>>> Directions can be found on: http://westnewtoncinema.com/Directions.html
>>> Parking available across the street
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>>> Note:  Dr. Shaheen will be signing DVDS before and after the screening.
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>>> This groundbreaking documentary dissects a slanderous aspect of cinematic
>>> history that has run virtually unchallenged form the earliest days of silent
>>> film to today's biggest Hollywood blockbusters. Featuring acclaimed author
>>> Dr. Jack Shaheen, the film explores a long line of degrading images of
>>> Arabs--from Bedouin bandits and submissive maidens to sinister sheikhs and
>>> gun-wielding "terrorists"--along the way offering devastating insights into
>>> the origin of these stereotypic images, their development at key points in
>>> US history, and why they matter so much today. Shaheen shows how the
>>> persistence of these images over time has served to naturalize prejudicial
>>> attitudes toward Arabs and Arab culture, in the process reinforcing a narrow
>>> view of individual Arabs and the effects of specific US domestic and
>>> internationl policies on their lives. By inspiring critical thinking about
>>> the social, political, and basic human consequences of leaving these
>>> Hollywood caricatures unexamined, the film challenges viewers to recognize
>>> the urgent need for counter-narratives that do justice to the diversity and
>>> humanity of Arab people and the reality and richness of Arab history and
>>> culture.
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>>> Biographical Information on Dr. Jack Shaheen
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>>> Internationally acclaimed author and media critic, Dr. Jack G. Shaheen, is a
>>> committed internationalist and a devoted humanist. A Pittsburgh native and
>>> former CBS news consultant on Middle East Affairs, Shaheen¹s lectures and
>>> writings illustrate that damaging racial and ethnic stereotypes of Asians,
>>> blacks, Native Americans and others injure innocent people. He defines crude
>>> caricatures, explains why they persist, and provides workable solutions to
>>> help shatter misperceptions.
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>>> Professor Shaheen has given over 1,000 lectures in nearly all the 50 states
>>> and three continents. Among those universities that have welcomed him are
>>> Oxford, Amherst, Brown, Emory, Harvard, the University of Southern
>>> California, West Point, as well as the Carnegie Endowment for International
>>> Peace and the White House Truman Center. World capitols where he has spoken
>>> include London, Berlin, Paris, Prague, New Delhi, Cairo, and Istanbul. He
>>> has consulted with the United Nations, the Los Angeles Commission on Human
>>> Relations, the Justice Department¹s Civil Rights Division, and New York
>>> City¹s Commission on Civil Rights. In cooperation with the United States
>>> government, he has conducted communication seminars throughout the Middle
>>> East.
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>>> Dr. Shaheen is the author of four books: Nuclear War Films, Arab and Muslim
>>> Stereotyping in American Popular Culture, The TV Arab and the award-winning
>>> book and film Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People.
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>>> His writings include 300-plus essays in publications such as Newsweek, The
>>> Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post to chapters on media stereotypes
>>> in dozens of college textbooks.
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>>> Dr. Shaheen, an Oxford Research Scholar, is the recipient of two Fulbright
>>> teaching awards. He holds degrees from the Carnegie Institute of Technology,
>>> Pennsylvania State University, and the University of Missouri. He has
>>> appeared on national network programs such as CNN, MSNBC, National Public
>>> Radio, Nightline, Good Morning America, 48 Hours, and The Today Show.
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>>> Among Dr. Shaheen¹s awards recognizing his ³outstanding contribution towards
>>> a better understanding of our global community² are: The University of
>>> Pennsylvania¹s Janet Lee Stevens Award; the American Arab
>>> Anti-Discrimination Committee¹s Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of
>>> ³his lifelong commitment to bring a better understanding towards peace for
>>> all mankind;² and the Pancho Be Award for ³the advancement of humanity.²
>>> Pancho Be, a Mayan phrase, means to seek the root of truth.
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>>> Shaheen has served as a consultant with film and TV companies: DreamWorks,
>>> Warner Brothers, Hanna-Barbera, and Showtime.
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