Tonia Khalek Analysis

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Rania Khalek is an independent journalist reporting on the underclass, a regular contributor and member of the editorial board at The Electronic Intifada. Her work has also appeared at Truthout, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting, Al Jazeera America, The Nation, Salon, and AlterNet. Her January 2015 article examines the public reaction across the United States towards Arabs and Muslims following the release of American Sniper film. She quotes several reputable sources in her article, such as the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), quoted above.

This particular source provides an explanation on why misleading portrayal of Muslims in a Hollywood film (American Sniper) could trigger mass hatred and death threats against Arabs

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