He also said he was “gutted” over the depiction of Muslim characters in the Amazon series The Boys, “a show which I loved”. The study also analysed elements of the portrayal of Muslim characters, finding that 39% of Muslim characters in the sample films were the perpetrators of violence and 53% were the targets. Over 58% of Muslim characters were migrants or refugees, nearly 88% spoke no or accented English, and over 75% wore clothes related to their religion. The Blueprint for Muslim Inclusion makes a number of recommendations to the film and TV industry, including “sunsetting terror tropes” and hiring Muslim creators to first-look deals. In a statement on the Pillars website Ahmed added: “The representation of Muslims on screen feeds the policies that get enacted, the people that get killed, the countries that get invaded.

Source: The Guardian June 11, 2021 11:15 UTC