040 Muslim Inclusion in Corporate Spaces and Hollywood with Dr. Evelyn Alsultany

In this episode, I talk with Dr. Evelyn Alsultany about her work in Hollywood on Muslim inclusion (super exciting to have our first podcast guest that has worked in that space), her new book, Broken: The Failed Promise of Muslim Inclusion, what this work looks like in corporate spaces, and what you can do to develop your leadership skills. 

Dr. Evelyn Alsultany's Bio:

Evelyn Alsultany is a leading expert on the history of representations of Arabs and Muslims in the U.S. media. She is the author of Broken: The Failed Promise of Muslim Inclusion (NYU Press, 2022) and Arabs and Muslims in the Media: Race and Representation after 9/11 (2012). She is an associate professor in the Department of American Studies and Ethnicity at the University of Southern California’s Dornsife College. She has served as an educator and consultant for Hollywood studios and co-authored criteria, the Obeidi-Alsultany Test, to help Hollywood improve representations of Muslims. Professor Alsultany has published op-eds in The Hollywood Reporter, The Washington Post, and Newsweek and has a podcast, “Muslims As Seen on TV.” 

Learn more, connect, and support Dr. Alsultany's work: 

For more information see https://evelynalsultany.com/.
Get Dr. Alsultany’s new book: Broken: The Failed Promise of Muslim Inclusion - https://nyupress.org/9781479823963/broken/

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