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May 25^th, 2012 at 7:16pm

Negative or positive. Can anyone think of some?

I have

Fat Pizza- Habib and Co.
Swift and Shift - Abdul Azar
The Librarians- Nada

I thought about Underbelly: The Golden Mile, but although I believe the Ibrahim family are Muslim, I can't be certain enough to actually use it as part of my research.

There was a film a while back about young Muslim guys on a night out with Aussie girls, but I can't remember what it was called.

It's times like this I wish I watched more television.

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Annie Anthrax Gold Member Offline Take the plan, spin it sideways Posts: 7057 Gender:	Re: Representations of Muslims in Aust Pop Culture Reply #1 - May 25^th, 2012 at 7:22pm ANy smartasses will be shot on sight.
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JC Denton Gold Member Offline Posts: 5466 Gender:	Re: Representations of Muslims in Aust Pop Culture Reply #2 - May 25^th, 2012 at 7:49pm i wish i knew
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JC Denton Gold Member Offline Posts: 5466 Gender:	Re: Representations of Muslims in Aust Pop Culture Reply #3 - May 25^th, 2012 at 8:10pm not tv chars but try these guys http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2011/aug/16/fear-of-a-brown-planet-edinburgh-review
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Annie Anthrax Gold Member Offline Take the plan, spin it sideways Posts: 7057 Gender:	Re: Representations of Muslims in Aust Pop Culture Reply #4 - May 25^th, 2012 at 8:14pm Perfect. Thank you. I just remembered the first season of the Australian version of The Amazing Race with those two fat guys too. I loved those guys. Again, thank you.
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Soren Gold Member Offline Posts: 25654 Gender:	Re: Representations of Muslims in Aust Pop Culture Reply #5 - May 25^th, 2012 at 8:22pm Annie Anthrax wrote on May 25^th, 2012 at 7:22pm: ANy smartasses will be shot on sight. That is soooo Muslim.
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Annie Anthrax Gold Member Offline Take the plan, spin it sideways Posts: 7057 Gender:	Re: Representations of Muslims in Aust Pop Culture Reply #6 - May 25^th, 2012 at 8:28pm Bang. Dickhead.
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Reply #7 - May 25^th, 2012 at 11:49pm

Annie Anthrax wrote on May 25^th, 2012 at 8:28pm:

Bang.

Dickhead.

That too. And this in response to words. Imagine if I posted cartoons. Just soooo Muslim and Lebby Muslim at that. Nothing to call on except an imaginary authority and going apesh!t at any sign of challenge.

You have never left Islam. It suits your temperament. It allows you to live without self-reflection.

Bang bang. Isn't that the name of the Prez of the largest Muslim country?

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Reply #8 - May 26^th, 2012 at 6:27am

I don't think this short film is part of Australian film and tv, but interesting anyway.

As part of an Arab cultural festival some young Muslim women produced a short film. I don't know if it was aired on public media, but I would like to see it. SBS should have much more ethnic content, it used to be good but its gone to the pits.

Huriyya and Her Sisters will be launched on 5 July 2009 at the Arab Film Festival Australia in Sydney.

http://www.hreoc.gov.au/racial_discrimination/partnerships/projects/arts_huriyya...

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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 48833 At my desk.	Re: Representations of Muslims in Aust Pop Culture Reply #9 - May 26^th, 2012 at 8:54am I saw a movie called "Four Lions" recently. It is a documentary about four young British Muslims overcoming negative stereotypes of Islam and finding their way in the world. It's a bit simplistic to label it as negative or positive. You should watch it Annie. It is very insightful.
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Reply #10 - May 26^th, 2012 at 6:27pm

Soren wrote on May 25^th, 2012 at 11:49pm:

Annie Anthrax wrote on May 25^th, 2012 at 8:28pm:

Bang.

Dickhead.

That too. And this in response to words. Imagine if I posted cartoons. Just soooo Muslim and Lebby Muslim at that. Nothing to call on except an imaginary authority and going apesh!t at any sign of challenge.

You have never left Islam. It suits your temperament. It allows you to live without self-reflection.

Bang bang. Isn't that the name of the Prez of the largest Muslim country?

Oh would you just bugger off?

Pansi, you have my sincere thanks for that - I will check it out.

FD, hardy har har. A robot with a sense of humour.

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Karnal Gold Member Online Australian Politics Posts: 95206 Gender:	Re: Representations of Muslims in Aust Pop Culture Reply #11 - May 26^th, 2012 at 7:09pm What about Johnny Turk? For some reason we had a lot of fondness for him, despite him sitting there with his cigarette, mowing us down with his machine gun.
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Reply #12 - May 26^th, 2012 at 8:02pm

Annie Anthrax wrote on May 26^th, 2012 at 6:27pm:

Soren wrote on May 25^th, 2012 at 11:49pm:

Annie Anthrax wrote on May 25^th, 2012 at 8:28pm:

Bang.

Dickhead.

That too. And this in response to words. Imagine if I posted cartoons. Just soooo Muslim and Lebby Muslim at that. Nothing to call on except an imaginary authority and going apesh!t at any sign of challenge.

You have never left Islam. It suits your temperament. It allows you to live without self-reflection.

Bang bang. Isn't that the name of the Prez of the largest Muslim country?

Oh would you just bugger off?

Muslims in the popular culture arena: irritable, always ready to explode, so to speak.

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Reply #13 - May 26^th, 2012 at 8:39pm

Soren wrote on May 26^th, 2012 at 8:02pm:

Muslims in the popular culture arena: irritable, always ready to explode, so to speak.

I feel we are making real progress, Annie. Yes, the patient is still projecting, but he is starting to articulate the very real pain he is in.

I do feel for him, dear. I'll only sign off on euthenasia as a last resort, you understand.

We do have the other patients to consider.

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Soren Gold Member Offline Posts: 25654 Gender:	Re: Representations of Muslims in Aust Pop Culture Reply #14 - May 27^th, 2012 at 12:10am That's another Muslim archetype: the Paki with the cravat, a gold tooth and a smooth manners, plotting bloody mayhem, selling everyone down the river.
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