Valentino's Ghost: Powerful Documentary Explores How US Foreign Policy in the Middle East Drives Islamophobia at Home.
Experts ranging from Robert Fisk to John Mearsheimer and Melani McAlister explain how the U.S. media and government are the source of fear and loathing of Arabs, Muslims and Islam.
This updated version of Valentino’s Ghost addresses four current topics that weren’t in existence at the film’s premiere in 2012, offering radically different views from those of our national narrative, addressing such questions as: were the Charlie Hebdo cartoonists engaging in cultural bullying of the weakest ethnic minority in France? Did the 2014 Israeli assault on Gaza seriously damage Israeli’s image abroad when Palestinians were able to upload phone videos of the bombings to the Internet? Are American Armed Forces’ killings and torture more barbaric that that of groups like ISIS? Is the movie American Sniper’s inherent racist viewpoint one reason for its phenomenal popularity?
