RLG332H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Nuclear Weapon, Ultimate Power, Ancient Greek Temple
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How orientalism is lead to construction of muslim others. Us representations of iran and iraq in recent decades. Images of persians, arabs and muslims have functioned for a long time in the west as a means of defining cultural identify. And in the current political climate of global terrorism and nuclear arms concerns the various portrayals of muslims we find in cinema conceal generations of stereo-types fears and misconceptions. Consumers accept the film without looking at the broader picture and differences in the world. Exposes the centuries of mistrust between various representations. Whole movie can be read as a commentary of the bomb threat of middle east. Genie swell, if so, you may be laughing at a nuclear bomb. Jinn arabic word from a long line of mythological creatures dating back to 2400bc. According to qur"an god created jinn out of fire of a scorching wind.
