Is the U.S. ready for Muslims on reality TV? (Michigan)

http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/us-ready-muslims-reality-tv


A new programme on Muslim-Americans in Michigan takes a swing at stereotypes.


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On November 13, the U.S. network TLC is scheduled to premiere the first reality television show exclusively featuring a Muslim-American community. The eight-part series, “All-American Muslim,” was filmed in Dearborn, Michigan, home to the largest population of Arab-Americans in the U.S. While about a third of Dearborn residents are of Arab descent, Arab-Americans are less than one per cent of the total U.S. population.

The programme follows five different Arab-American Muslim families and will portray the community “struggling to balance faith and nationality in a post 9/11 world” while challenging stereotypes about Muslims in the U.S.

Among the cast members are the head coach of the local football team, a businesswoman, deputy chief sheriff, and a Muslim woman planning her wedding to an Irish-American convert.

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very interesting

as long as they don't have 20 kids, I support this!


Doh!

Hopefully it will open some eyes.

At least this one is trying to do something positive.

Muslims and Arabs have been demonized for decades. If you haven't seen it, check out the documentary "Reel bad Arabs".
The best tool for diverting this sort of demonizing is to know the subject. Live next door to someone from a different background or work with them every day and you'll find they are no different from you.
I look forward to watching the show and hope it opens the door to understanding.

... I doubt there will be enough drama or drunken fights to sustain a wide following among the average American viewers,