You Are What You Watch | Anhar Karim | TEDxPrincetonU

Anhar Karim loves watching movies and tv shows. But beyond looking to be entertained for an hour or two, he opens his eyes to a critical reading of everything he sees. In particular, Anhar has researched and studied the depiction of Muslim characters on screen. Muslims on screen or quite plentiful, but they are also all sociopaths, murderers, and terrorists. But that doesn't really change people's minds, right? Everyone knows the fact that the vast majority of Muslims are not terrorists and an hour of Homeland won't change a thing. Anhar presents you with his argument for why that might not necessarily be true and urges you to become a responsible consumer of fiction entertainment. Anhar Karim is a current senior at Princeton University pursuing a concentration in Religion with certificates in Visual Arts, Creative Writing, and Near Eastern Studies. Anhar has spent the last two summers working in the entertainment industry in Hollywood and learning about the issue of minority representation both from top studio executives and Muslim actors and writers who are on the frontlines trying to make changes. He hopes to pursue a career in entertainment to press forward on this issue. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx