“Beirut” and the Myth of Endless Middle East Conflict

The trailer for the upcoming political thriller Beirut, starring Jon Hamm and Rosamund Pike, is a tour de force of tired and dehumanizing Arab stereotypes. The film tells the story of a U.S. diplomat (Hamm) trying to negotiate the release of a colleague from the clutches of violent extremists during Lebanon’s fifteen-year civil war. The […]

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