#egypt
Pitch-black hair. Warm brown eyes. Tanned skin. A tangle of curls. These are merely a few of the rigid boxes that Arab and North African actors are routinely forced into when Hollywood comes calling for a casting call. When casting becomes focused on checking superficial features to represent a particular region, rather than reflecting the complexity and depth of its people and their stories, how can we expect audiences to look beyond these same stereotypes, recognizing them as individuals…
