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Islamophobia In Amreeka
Amreeka is a motion picture directed by Cherien Dabis in 2009 and takes place during the beginnings of the Iraq War amidst the ongoing ‘War On Terror’ that has lead to widespread amounts of islamophobia and disapproval of middle eastern cultures throughout western civilization. In the movie, A divorced mother (Muna) and her son (Fadi) travel to America from
Palestine to begin a new life with their family in Illinois to escape from the oppression they were beginning to face back at home. Not long after their arrival, however, they experience trouble with airport security leading to the majority of their money accidentally being confiscated due to it being hidden in a tin of cookies for safe keeping. Once Muna and Fadi settle in with Muna’s
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