How Hollywood teaches the world to fear Muslims

Since its foundation, Hollywood has taught audiences around the world to fear Muslims, misrepresenting millions of believers through orientalist stereotypes. Even if representation has improved in recent years, a study found that only 1 percent of characters in TV series are Muslim, and many are still portrayed through racist tropes. Experts told TRT World that the situation has worsened in recent months as production companies scale back diversity initiatives. Subscribe: http://trt.world/sub