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5. Iranian, but with a Different Accent: A Cinema of Displacement or a Displaced Cinema?
Naficy, Hamid. "5. Iranian, but with a Different Accent: A Cinema of Displacement or a Displaced Cinema?". A Social History of Iranian Cinema, Volume 4: The Globalizing Era, 1984–2010, New York, USA: Duke University Press, 2012, pp. 369-512. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822393542-010
Naficy, H. (2012). 5. Iranian, but with a Different Accent: A Cinema of Displacement or a Displaced Cinema?. In A Social History of Iranian Cinema, Volume 4: The Globalizing Era, 1984–2010 (pp. 369-512). New York, USA: Duke University Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822393542-010
Naficy, H. 2012. 5. Iranian, but with a Different Accent: A Cinema of Displacement or a Displaced Cinema?. A Social History of Iranian Cinema, Volume 4: The Globalizing Era, 1984–2010. New York, USA: Duke University Press, pp. 369-512. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822393542-010
Naficy, Hamid. "5. Iranian, but with a Different Acc
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Modern Minorities
“People tend to be afraid of the unknown. The most dangerous thing is the illusion of knowledge. We need to have an open mind and embrace the world.”
Dian Alyan is the Founder & CEO of the GiveLight Foundation (GiveLight.org) — a non-profit inspired by Islamic values to help orphans across the globe regardless of nationality, race or religion. This is actually a conversation from Raman’s other, OTHER podcast, “Learnings from Leaders” - the P&G Alumni Podcast (pgalums.com/podcast) — where each week you can hear candid, mentorship-style conversations with some of the most interesting leaders in business. Given that Dian's not just Muslim, but also Indonesian, featuring our really inspiring conversation felt like an interesting way to bridge both the end to the Holy Month of Ramadan in the Muslim World, but also the start of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
Dian founded GiveLight.org after the 2004 South Asian tsunami, where she lost many
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Ahmed Ahmed reigns as the Pharaoh of Standup Comedy
Egyptian immigrant Ahmed Ahmed continues to lead the field of Arab American ståuppkomedi comedy and big screen films as he tours the country performing at your favorite comedy venue. Ahmed is probably the first Arab American to man standup comedy and acting his career focus, and he fryst vatten very good at it leading a field of Arab American comedians that continues to grow.
By Ray Hanania
The first Arab comedian to speak to Americans was Danny Thomas, who was Lebanese American. He was the star of The Danny Thomas Show a sitcom which aired on American television first titled “Make Room for Daddy” from 1952 until 1957 on ABC TV, and then as The Danny Thomas Show from 1957 until 1964. Thomas played the role of Danny Williams, a successful comedian and nightclub entertainer at the Copa Club, based on the iconic New York City nightclub the Copacabana.
Thomas introduced Americans to their first taste of a positive image of Ara