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Moving past stereotypes: How a test might help filmmakers get Muslim women right

Inside the Issues: The Podcast

English - April 08, 2022 07:00 - 17 minutes - 24.2 MB
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Frustration over years of watching Muslim women depicted as either super timid and ruled by men or hypersexualized, casting director Serena Rasoul decided it was time for a change. Through a partnership with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, Rasoul developed "Surviving to Thriving: Muslim Women on Screen Test."

Rasoul and filmmaker Iman Zawahry join host Alex Cohen to talk about how Hollywood can do better on this front.

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Visit the SoCal in 17 page On Twitter using hashtag #SOCALIN17 or her handle @alexcoheninla In this Episode Find Serena Rasoul on Twitter: @serenarasoul and @MuslimCasting Find Iman Zawahry on Twitter: @imanzawahry Find the Geena Davis Institute on Twitter: @GeenaDavisOrg Muslim Women On-Screen Test

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