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Scrolling Through the Diaspora: Arab-American Creators Are Taking Over Your Feed
Entertainment

Scrolling Through the Diaspora: Arab-American Creators Are Taking Over Your Feed

From hummus jokes to heartfelt odes to their grandmothers' kitchens, Arab-American content creators are building audiences that Hollywood could only dream of. They're funny, they're real, and they're changing the conversation about what Middle Eastern identity looks like in America.
Entertainment

Sand, Screen, and Star Power: How Gulf Money and Arab Talent Are Rewriting Hollywood's Playbook

A new wave of Middle Eastern producers, financiers, and storytellers is quietly — and sometimes loudly — planting its flag in the heart of the American entertainment industry. From Netflix co-productions backed by Gulf capital to Arab-American directors landing major studio deals, the shift is real, it's accelerating, and it's changing what stories get told on screen.