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‘Tyrant,’ FX’s Middle East drama, draws complaints of Arab and Muslim stereotypes

Euro-Islam10 years ago04 mins

June 25, 2014 It’s no secret that FX’s new drama “Tyrant” — about the son of a Middle Eastern dictator who leaves his comfortable California life to return to his troubled home country — has had problems since its inception. Ang Lee was supposed to direct the pilot, but dropped out. People criticized the hiring…

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CAIR Seeks Meeting with FX on Possible Stereotypes in ‘Tyrant’

Euro-Islam10 years ago02 mins

May 30, 2014 The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said it has asked the Fox subsidiary FX Networks for a meeting to discuss community concerns about potential Islamophobic stereotyping in the upcoming series “Tyrant” due to air June 24. According to the network, “Tyrant tells the…

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