At a glance
- Identifiers
- Wikidataimdb
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Muslim minorities under non-Muslim ruleImages of Islam
Screening Room
- Format
- Documentary · Muslim history or life carries the story
- Released
- 2006 CE · 1427 AH†
- Countries
- US
- Languages
- en (original)
- Approach
- documentary
- Depiction of sacred figures
- The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
- Titles in other languages
- Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a Peopleالعرب السيئون على الشاشة
Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.
Overview
"Reel Bad Arabs" is a documentary released in 2006, produced in the United States and directed by Sut Jhally. Its best-known voice is Jack Shaheen. A documentary based on Jack Shaheen's book, documenting how Hollywood stereotyped Arabs and Muslims in more than a thousand films over a century. 1 2
Context and reception
The work is listed in the screening room index with its data and external links.
Connections
- Features
- Jack Shaheen
- Directed by
- Sut Jhally
- Written by
- Jack Shaheen
People and things also explored
Midnight Express· The Siege· Traitor· Babri Masjid· Integration and identity (al-indimaj wa-l-huwiyya)· The contemporary Islamic discourse — maturity versus reactivity· Patriotism, nationalism and Arabness — the boundary with Islam· Aljamia (aljamiado: Spanish written in Arabic script, and its literature)
Sources
- Wikidata
- IMDb
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Reel Bad Arabs”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/al-arab-al-siyu-al-hollywood-2006/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.