The representation of the Muslim population which constitutes nearly a quarter of the world’s population, in key cinema markets is a paltry 1.6%, and their roles are often distorted in dangerous and insulting ways, according to a groundbreaking new study.
The 200 most popular films produced between 2017 and 2019 in the United States, Britain, Australia, and New Zealand were examined by the Annenberg Inclusion Initiative of the University of Southern California in the report “Missing & Maligned: The Reality of Muslims in Popular Global Movies,” the researchers said in a statement Friday.