When ABC Family announced a trio of new drama pilots in development earlier this week, one of them -- "Alice in Arabia" -- sparked immediate notice and anger.
Why is that? What caused Muslim groups and many across the Internet to come down so hard on a TV show that no one has actually seen yet? Is it just a knee-jerk response by over-sensitive people?
Or could it have more to with how American television programs have dealt with Muslims in the past? Any red flags on a current show have to be colored by years of terrorists, torturers and protested normalcy.
The current controversy erupted Monday (March 17) when ABC Family announced it had greenlit a pilot for "Alice in Arabia," along with two other dramas. An official description of the show was released as well:
"'Alice in Arabia' is a high-stakes drama series about a rebellious American teenage girl who,...
Why is that? What caused Muslim groups and many across the Internet to come down so hard on a TV show that no one has actually seen yet? Is it just a knee-jerk response by over-sensitive people?
Or could it have more to with how American television programs have dealt with Muslims in the past? Any red flags on a current show have to be colored by years of terrorists, torturers and protested normalcy.
The current controversy erupted Monday (March 17) when ABC Family announced it had greenlit a pilot for "Alice in Arabia," along with two other dramas. An official description of the show was released as well:
"'Alice in Arabia' is a high-stakes drama series about a rebellious American teenage girl who,...
- 3/20/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
TLC is giving its controversial special Tattoo School a series order.
The competition series will put students through a two-week crash course in Louisiana on the art of tattooing, undergoing challenges that mimic situations they might find themselves in as a working tattoo artist.
Tattoo School first aired as a special last summer and drew some outrage from professionals in tattoo circles. “The industry should be in an uproar over this show because it jabs a knife right in the heart of the industry,” fumed one site. ” just isn’t safe or logical for anyone to pick up a machine.
The competition series will put students through a two-week crash course in Louisiana on the art of tattooing, undergoing challenges that mimic situations they might find themselves in as a working tattoo artist.
Tattoo School first aired as a special last summer and drew some outrage from professionals in tattoo circles. “The industry should be in an uproar over this show because it jabs a knife right in the heart of the industry,” fumed one site. ” just isn’t safe or logical for anyone to pick up a machine.
- 5/2/2012
- by James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
They're rich, they're fabulous and ... they're Persian.
In case you haven't heard of it, "Shahs Of Sunset" is a reality show that follows the glitz and glamour of six best friends living in Los Angeles. "Shahs" aims to find the balance between having an American social life but also staying true to one's roots -- and of course, viewers get to witness the bickering, the closets and the drama.
But unlike "90210," these characters are as diverse in their taste as they are in ethnicity, including Reza Farahan, the show's "openly gay Persian man," who knows a thing or two about luxury. He chatted with HuffPost TV about debunking stereotypes and the importance of having life-long friends.
With any show that has a particular focus on an ethnic community, there's always some sort of backlash. How do you deal with people’s negative reaction?
I don’t care. The funny thing...
In case you haven't heard of it, "Shahs Of Sunset" is a reality show that follows the glitz and glamour of six best friends living in Los Angeles. "Shahs" aims to find the balance between having an American social life but also staying true to one's roots -- and of course, viewers get to witness the bickering, the closets and the drama.
But unlike "90210," these characters are as diverse in their taste as they are in ethnicity, including Reza Farahan, the show's "openly gay Persian man," who knows a thing or two about luxury. He chatted with HuffPost TV about debunking stereotypes and the importance of having life-long friends.
With any show that has a particular focus on an ethnic community, there's always some sort of backlash. How do you deal with people’s negative reaction?
I don’t care. The funny thing...
- 4/23/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
They're rich, they're fabulous and ... they're Persian.
In case you haven't heard of it, "Shahs Of Sunset" is a reality show that follows the glitz and glamour of six best friends living in Los Angeles. "Shahs" aims to find the balance between having an American social life but also staying true to one's roots -- and of course, viewers get to witness the bickering, the closets and the drama.
But unlike "90210," these characters are as diverse in their taste as they are in ethnicity, including Reza Farahan, the show's "openly gay Persian man," who knows a thing or two about luxury. He chatted with HuffPost TV about debunking stereotypes and the importance of having life-long friends.
With any show that has a particular focus on an ethnic community, there's always some sort of backlash. How do you deal with peopleâ.s negative reaction?
I donâ.t care. The funny thing...
In case you haven't heard of it, "Shahs Of Sunset" is a reality show that follows the glitz and glamour of six best friends living in Los Angeles. "Shahs" aims to find the balance between having an American social life but also staying true to one's roots -- and of course, viewers get to witness the bickering, the closets and the drama.
But unlike "90210," these characters are as diverse in their taste as they are in ethnicity, including Reza Farahan, the show's "openly gay Persian man," who knows a thing or two about luxury. He chatted with HuffPost TV about debunking stereotypes and the importance of having life-long friends.
With any show that has a particular focus on an ethnic community, there's always some sort of backlash. How do you deal with peopleâ.s negative reaction?
I donâ.t care. The funny thing...
- 4/23/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Aol TV.
By Piet Levy
Religion News Service
(Rns) Many TV network executives, advertisers and producers would sell their souls to get the kind of audience God has. But giving religion a starring role in prime time? Not so much.
Religion, God and spirituality have made cameos across the dial from "The Sopranos" to "The Simpsons" -- though usually as a prop or walk-on role. But shows where religion is a central part of the premise are rare, and the ratings are generally far from heavenly.
Short of touchy-feely shows like "Touched By an Angel" or "Highway to Heaven," why is religion so radioactive in Hollywood?
This month, cable network TLC canceled "All-American Muslim" after only about 700,000 viewers watched the season finale of the reality show featuring Muslims in Dearborn, Mich.
Meanwhile, ABC's saucy new drama "Gcb" -- think "Desperate Housewives" in choir robes -- that's based on Kim Gatlin's novel...
Religion News Service
(Rns) Many TV network executives, advertisers and producers would sell their souls to get the kind of audience God has. But giving religion a starring role in prime time? Not so much.
Religion, God and spirituality have made cameos across the dial from "The Sopranos" to "The Simpsons" -- though usually as a prop or walk-on role. But shows where religion is a central part of the premise are rare, and the ratings are generally far from heavenly.
Short of touchy-feely shows like "Touched By an Angel" or "Highway to Heaven," why is religion so radioactive in Hollywood?
This month, cable network TLC canceled "All-American Muslim" after only about 700,000 viewers watched the season finale of the reality show featuring Muslims in Dearborn, Mich.
Meanwhile, ABC's saucy new drama "Gcb" -- think "Desperate Housewives" in choir robes -- that's based on Kim Gatlin's novel...
- 3/15/2012
- by Jahnabi Barooah
- Aol TV.
Los Angeles — Reality TV's life lessons tend to be at least as synthetic as the shows themselves.
Say you were intrigued by Snooki's problem-solving approach, if one existed, to drummed-up crises on "Jersey Shore." Translatable to the actual world? Nah.
But there is a narrow exception with "Shahs of Sunset," the latest contribution to the genre, debuting 10 p.m. Edt Sunday on Bravo.
Featuring glossy, high-living members of the Iranian-American community in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, the series has the requisite fixation on materialism, personality clashes and people whose mantra is "more."
But it also has Reza Farahan, 38, who bills himself as a rarity: A gay man who refuses to bow to what he says is entrenched anti-gay prejudice in his native country and among many Middle Easterners living in his adopted one.
Farahan is brassy, funny and defiantly honest.
"I have an important message, all the bling and...
Say you were intrigued by Snooki's problem-solving approach, if one existed, to drummed-up crises on "Jersey Shore." Translatable to the actual world? Nah.
But there is a narrow exception with "Shahs of Sunset," the latest contribution to the genre, debuting 10 p.m. Edt Sunday on Bravo.
Featuring glossy, high-living members of the Iranian-American community in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, the series has the requisite fixation on materialism, personality clashes and people whose mantra is "more."
But it also has Reza Farahan, 38, who bills himself as a rarity: A gay man who refuses to bow to what he says is entrenched anti-gay prejudice in his native country and among many Middle Easterners living in his adopted one.
Farahan is brassy, funny and defiantly honest.
"I have an important message, all the bling and...
- 3/10/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Los Angeles — Reality TV's life lessons tend to be at least as synthetic as the shows themselves.
Say you were intrigued by Snooki's problem-solving approach, if one existed, to drummed-up crises on "Jersey Shore." Translatable to the actual world? Nah.
But there is a narrow exception with "Shahs of Sunset," the latest contribution to the genre, debuting 10 p.m. Edt Sunday on Bravo.
Featuring glossy, high-living members of the Iranian-American community in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, the series has the requisite fixation on materialism, personality clashes and people whose mantra is "more."
But it also has Reza Farahan, 38, who bills himself as a rarity: A gay man who refuses to bow to what he says is entrenched anti-gay prejudice in his native country and among many Middle Easterners living in his adopted one.
Farahan is brassy, funny and defiantly honest.
"I have an important message, all the bling and...
Say you were intrigued by Snooki's problem-solving approach, if one existed, to drummed-up crises on "Jersey Shore." Translatable to the actual world? Nah.
But there is a narrow exception with "Shahs of Sunset," the latest contribution to the genre, debuting 10 p.m. Edt Sunday on Bravo.
Featuring glossy, high-living members of the Iranian-American community in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, the series has the requisite fixation on materialism, personality clashes and people whose mantra is "more."
But it also has Reza Farahan, 38, who bills himself as a rarity: A gay man who refuses to bow to what he says is entrenched anti-gay prejudice in his native country and among many Middle Easterners living in his adopted one.
Farahan is brassy, funny and defiantly honest.
"I have an important message, all the bling and...
- 3/10/2012
- by AP
- Aol TV.
Promotions have been handed out at both Homeland and Harry’s Law.
On the acclaimed Homeland, Jamey Sheridan has been made a series regular for Season 2, per Deadline. The Law & Order: Criminal Intent vet recurred in Season 1 as Vice President William Walden.
Over on NBC’s sophomore legal dramedy, Justine Lupe, who recently joined the show as the firm’s newest hire, Phoebe, has been promoted to series regular status, Deadline reports.
Ready for more of today’s TV dish? Well…
• The weekend of March 16, MTV will marathon Season 1 Jersey Shore episodes featuring “Pop-Up Video” trivia bits, giving you even more to care less about.
On the acclaimed Homeland, Jamey Sheridan has been made a series regular for Season 2, per Deadline. The Law & Order: Criminal Intent vet recurred in Season 1 as Vice President William Walden.
Over on NBC’s sophomore legal dramedy, Justine Lupe, who recently joined the show as the firm’s newest hire, Phoebe, has been promoted to series regular status, Deadline reports.
Ready for more of today’s TV dish? Well…
• The weekend of March 16, MTV will marathon Season 1 Jersey Shore episodes featuring “Pop-Up Video” trivia bits, giving you even more to care less about.
- 3/8/2012
- by Megan Masters
- TVLine.com
After a brief and controversial run, TLC's All-American Muslim has been canceled. The show revolved around five Muslim families living in Dearborn, Michigan, and offered a relatively nuanced portrayal of the daily life of those devoted to the Islamic faith. The controversy began in December when Lowe's decided to remove all of their ads from the show, stating: "While we continue to advertise on various cable networks, including TLC, there are certain programs that do not meet Lowe's advertising guidelines... Lowe's will no longer be advertising on [All-American Muslim]." Lowe's didn't explain exactly what about All-American Muslim didn't mesh with their image, but the pull was prompted by an e-mail from conservative dick-hats The Florida Family Association, which read: "Clearly this program is attempting to manipulate Americans into ignoring the threat of jihad and to influence them to believe [...]...
- 3/8/2012
- Nerve
The TLC docu-series All-American Muslim has been cancelled after one season of eight episodes.
The TV show debuted to 1.7 million viewers back in November but lost a lot of steam over the course of the short season. The season (now series) finale drew just 900,000 viewers in mid-December.
All-American Muslim revolves around the everyday lives of five Lebanese American Muslim families who live in Dearborn, Michigan. From football players to police officers, the show gives a glimpse into the world of the highest concentration of that demographic in the United States.
Though the TV show received some positive reviews, the Florida Family Association came out against the show said that it was "propaganda that riskily hides the Islamic agenda's clear and present danger to American liberties and traditional values." Some conservatives claimed that the show should have shown the Muslim-Americans...
The TV show debuted to 1.7 million viewers back in November but lost a lot of steam over the course of the short season. The season (now series) finale drew just 900,000 viewers in mid-December.
All-American Muslim revolves around the everyday lives of five Lebanese American Muslim families who live in Dearborn, Michigan. From football players to police officers, the show gives a glimpse into the world of the highest concentration of that demographic in the United States.
Though the TV show received some positive reviews, the Florida Family Association came out against the show said that it was "propaganda that riskily hides the Islamic agenda's clear and present danger to American liberties and traditional values." Some conservatives claimed that the show should have shown the Muslim-Americans...
- 3/8/2012
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Controversial Cancellations News
... TLC has canceled its lightning-rod series All-American Muslim, a docu-reality drama about a handful of Muslim families living in America. The show sparked a lot of debate when it premiered because people are scared of things that aren't apple pie or baseball. It also made headlines after advertisers pulled out of sponsoring the show due to pressure from conservative groups. TLC says it didn't invite the show back for a second season because ratings weren't that good, which I wish I could... More >>...
... TLC has canceled its lightning-rod series All-American Muslim, a docu-reality drama about a handful of Muslim families living in America. The show sparked a lot of debate when it premiered because people are scared of things that aren't apple pie or baseball. It also made headlines after advertisers pulled out of sponsoring the show due to pressure from conservative groups. TLC says it didn't invite the show back for a second season because ratings weren't that good, which I wish I could... More >>...
- 3/8/2012
- by Tim Surette
- TV.com
"All-American Muslim," the TLC reality show that gained attention when hardware chain Lowe's pulled ads under pressure from an evangelical group, will not be back for another season, the network said Wednesday. The show, which followed Muslim families in Michigan, was targeted by a Florida group that claimed it was "propaganda clearly designed to counter legitimate and present-day concerns about many Muslims." Also read: Kayak: We Stopped 'Muslim' Ads Because It 'Sucked' Lowe's almost immediately buckled, canceling its ads. Celebrities including Jon Stewart, Mia Farrow and Russell Simmons then came to the show's...
- 3/7/2012
- by Tim Molloy
- The Wrap
All-American Muslim may have generated a lot of headlines, but it wasn’t enough to keep the show alive. So TLC decided to cancel the hot-button docu-series that offers a positive portrayal of Muslim life.
The show’s premiere averaged 1.7 million but viewership dropped by 58% (729,000) by the finale. In contrast, TLC’s most-watched show is Sister Wives, which averages 2.1 million.
One insider says the network would have yanked the show earlier because of its poor performance but it already committed to eight episodes.
Late last year, the show generated headlines when Lowe’s opted to pull ads from the reality show.
The show’s premiere averaged 1.7 million but viewership dropped by 58% (729,000) by the finale. In contrast, TLC’s most-watched show is Sister Wives, which averages 2.1 million.
One insider says the network would have yanked the show earlier because of its poor performance but it already committed to eight episodes.
Late last year, the show generated headlines when Lowe’s opted to pull ads from the reality show.
- 3/7/2012
- by Lynette Rice
- EW - Inside TV
After a full season of hiding the incipient Islamofascist takeover of our nation behind the illusion of Midwestern banality, TLC has canceled All-American Muslim, finally abandoning its mission of indoctrination. The show the Florida Family Association dubbed “propaganda that riskily hides the Islamic agenda's clear and present danger to American liberties and traditional values”—specifically for daring to present Muslims as normal people who aren’t trying to behead everyone all the time—was, as you may recall, briefly the center of national controversy, when the Ffa called upon its advertisers to boycott it, unless they wanted to pretty ...
- 3/7/2012
- avclub.com
TLC has cancelled the reality series All-American Muslim after one season due to poor ratings. The reality show followed the lives of five Arab-American families in Michigan. All-American Muslim premiered to 1.74 million viewers but ratings dipped with the December 18 finale attracting only 900,000 viewers. The series was caught in a controversy when the hardware company Lowe's pulled advertising from the show after it received complaints from the Florida Family Association. (more)...
- 3/7/2012
- by By Kristina Bustos
- Digital Spy
All-American Muslim, the TLC reality series depicting the everyday lives of five Arab-American families in Michigan, was canceled due to low ratings, according to a report in the Detroit Free Press. The network confirmed the decision. The freshman series lost retail advertisers like big box store Lowe’s back in December after some customers complained that the show did not portray Muslim-Americans as extremists. Lowe’s caught some backlash but did not relent after the controversy went wide: California State Sen. Ted Lieu sent a letter to Lowe’s CEO Robert A. Niblock, calling the company’s decision “un-American” and “naked religious bigotry,” and threatened legislative action if Lowe’s didn’t apologize to Muslims and reinstate its ads. The series was set in Dearborn, Michigan. “Having the opportunity to be a part of such a groundbreaking series with TLC has been extraordinary,” castmember Suehaila Amen told the Free Press.
- 3/7/2012
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
TLC has cancelled its controversial docuseries "All-American Muslim" after one season, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed.
"All-American Muslim" looked at the lives of five families from the Dearborn, Michigan area, home to one of the most active Muslim communities in the country and the largest mosque in North America. The series premiere attracted 1.7 million viewers, but the ratings fell to only 900,000 viewers by its Dec. 18 first season finale.
In early December, hardware store Lowe's pulled its ads from TLC's "All-American Muslim" after the Florida Family Association encouraged members to email the program's advertisers.
The conservative organization posted a letter reportedly from a Lowe's representative, stating that the retail giant had agreed to pull its ads from the series: "While we continue to advertise on various cable networks, including TLC, there are certain programs that do not meet Lowe's advertising guidelines, including the show you brought to our attention. Lowe's will no...
"All-American Muslim" looked at the lives of five families from the Dearborn, Michigan area, home to one of the most active Muslim communities in the country and the largest mosque in North America. The series premiere attracted 1.7 million viewers, but the ratings fell to only 900,000 viewers by its Dec. 18 first season finale.
In early December, hardware store Lowe's pulled its ads from TLC's "All-American Muslim" after the Florida Family Association encouraged members to email the program's advertisers.
The conservative organization posted a letter reportedly from a Lowe's representative, stating that the retail giant had agreed to pull its ads from the series: "While we continue to advertise on various cable networks, including TLC, there are certain programs that do not meet Lowe's advertising guidelines, including the show you brought to our attention. Lowe's will no...
- 3/7/2012
- by Crystal Bell
- Huffington Post
TLC has cancelled its controversial docuseries "All-American Muslim" after one season, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed.
"All-American Muslim" looked at the lives of five families from the Dearborn, Michigan area, home to one of the most active Muslim communities in the country and the largest mosque in North America. The series premiere attracted 1.7 million viewers, but the ratings fell to only 900,000 viewers by its Dec. 18 first season finale.
In early December, hardware store Lowe's pulled its ads from TLC's "All-American Muslim" after the Florida Family Association encouraged members to email the program's advertisers.
The conservative organization posted a letter reportedly from a Lowe's representative, stating that the retail giant had agreed to pull its ads from the series: "While we continue to advertise on various cable networks, including TLC, there are certain programs that do not meet Lowe's advertising guidelines, including the show you brought to our attention. Lowe's will no...
"All-American Muslim" looked at the lives of five families from the Dearborn, Michigan area, home to one of the most active Muslim communities in the country and the largest mosque in North America. The series premiere attracted 1.7 million viewers, but the ratings fell to only 900,000 viewers by its Dec. 18 first season finale.
In early December, hardware store Lowe's pulled its ads from TLC's "All-American Muslim" after the Florida Family Association encouraged members to email the program's advertisers.
The conservative organization posted a letter reportedly from a Lowe's representative, stating that the retail giant had agreed to pull its ads from the series: "While we continue to advertise on various cable networks, including TLC, there are certain programs that do not meet Lowe's advertising guidelines, including the show you brought to our attention. Lowe's will no...
- 3/7/2012
- by Crystal Bell
- Aol TV.
All-American Muslim has run its course. The TLC series has been canceled after one season, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. The docuseries about five Lebanese American Muslim families in Michigan opened well in its November bow, drawing 1.7 million viewers but shed viewers despite public protests, attracting 900,000 viewers to its Dec. 18 finale. Despite positive reviews for its portrayal of the Muslim community, the series drew the ire of the Florida Family Association who dubbed All-American "propaganda that riskily hides the Islamic agenda's clear and present danger to American liberties and traditional values," and
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- 3/7/2012
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
All-American Muslim, the docudrama that followed several Muslim families in Dearborn, Mich., has been cancelled by TLC. The Detroit Free Press reports on the cancellation, which the show's cast recently learned about. "Cast members said they were told by TLC the show didn't get high enough ratings to continue, but some said they are skeptical of that claim since the show's ratings were equal to those of many other shows," the paper reported. But the...
- 3/7/2012
- by Andy Dehnart
- Reality Blurred
"The Help" continued its hot streak during awards season by being the big winner at the 2012 NAACP Image Awards. The DreamWorks movie took home acting trophies for Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer, plus Outstanding Motion Picture.
The complete list of winners:
Motion Picture Categories
Outstanding Motion Picture
"Jumping the Broom" (TriStar Pictures)
"Pariah" (Focus Features)
"The First Grader" (National Geographic Entertainment)
"The Help" (DreamWorks Pictures)
"Tower Heist" (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Eddie Murphy - "Tower Heist" (Universal Pictures)
Laurence Fishburne - "Contagion" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Laz Alonso - "Jumping the Broom" (TriStar Pictures)
Oliver Litondo - "The First Grader" (National Geographic Entertainment)
Vin Diesel - "Fast Five" (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Adepero Oduye - "Pariah" (Focus Features)
Emma Stone - "The Help" (DreamWorks Pictures)
Paula Patton - "Jumping the Broom" (TriStar Pictures)
Viola Davis - "The Help" (DreamWorks Pictures)
Zoë Saldana -...
The complete list of winners:
Motion Picture Categories
Outstanding Motion Picture
"Jumping the Broom" (TriStar Pictures)
"Pariah" (Focus Features)
"The First Grader" (National Geographic Entertainment)
"The Help" (DreamWorks Pictures)
"Tower Heist" (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture
Eddie Murphy - "Tower Heist" (Universal Pictures)
Laurence Fishburne - "Contagion" (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Laz Alonso - "Jumping the Broom" (TriStar Pictures)
Oliver Litondo - "The First Grader" (National Geographic Entertainment)
Vin Diesel - "Fast Five" (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture
Adepero Oduye - "Pariah" (Focus Features)
Emma Stone - "The Help" (DreamWorks Pictures)
Paula Patton - "Jumping the Broom" (TriStar Pictures)
Viola Davis - "The Help" (DreamWorks Pictures)
Zoë Saldana -...
- 2/18/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
By Samina Ali
I swear I heard an audible sigh of relief from one distinct group of viewers as The Learning Channel aired the season finale of All-American Muslim on Sunday evening.
Anyone following the controversy surrounding this show might assume I'm speaking of the Florida Family Association, which claimed this reality series following the everyday lives of five Muslim American families in Dearborn, Mi was deeply dangerous because it didn't depict Muslims as they really are, jihadists.
The Faa made a valiant effort to shelve the show by convincing companies to pull their advertisements. Lowes did just that and inadvertently tarnished its reputation, drew a boycott and lost customers all the while bringing the show more attention than it likely would have received otherwise, rallying stars like Jon Stewart, Russell Simmons and Dave Eggers to its defense.
Behind this drama, however, is an important group who's all too happy...
I swear I heard an audible sigh of relief from one distinct group of viewers as The Learning Channel aired the season finale of All-American Muslim on Sunday evening.
Anyone following the controversy surrounding this show might assume I'm speaking of the Florida Family Association, which claimed this reality series following the everyday lives of five Muslim American families in Dearborn, Mi was deeply dangerous because it didn't depict Muslims as they really are, jihadists.
The Faa made a valiant effort to shelve the show by convincing companies to pull their advertisements. Lowes did just that and inadvertently tarnished its reputation, drew a boycott and lost customers all the while bringing the show more attention than it likely would have received otherwise, rallying stars like Jon Stewart, Russell Simmons and Dave Eggers to its defense.
Behind this drama, however, is an important group who's all too happy...
- 1/8/2012
- by Red Room
- Aol TV.
Tonight’s episode of TLC’s All-American Muslim focused on the 10th anniversary of 9/11. At the heart of the show was the Amen family’s debate over whether siblings Bilal and Shadia’s attendance at a commemoration ceremony was about them showing interfaith unity or feeling pressured to apologize for a horrible act they were not responsible for. You can imagine how carefully this hot-button hour was edited.
Clearly, you lead with Mike Jaafar, a deputy police chief who helped carry an American flag for a 10th anniversary ceremony at a Detroit Tigers game, explaining what September 11 means to any...
Clearly, you lead with Mike Jaafar, a deputy police chief who helped carry an American flag for a 10th anniversary ceremony at a Detroit Tigers game, explaining what September 11 means to any...
- 1/2/2012
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW.com - PopWatch
New York -- A television show about members of a Muslim community in Michigan is focusing what may be its second-to-last episode almost entirely on the conflicted feelings that its featured participants have about marking anniversaries of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
The episode of TLC's "All-American Muslim" airs Sunday (10 p.m. Est). The series attracted attention earlier this month when a conservative Christian group called on advertisers to boycott the series, calling it "propaganda that riskily hides the Islamic agenda's clear and present danger to American liberties and traditional values."
Two companies, the Lowe's home improvement chain and travel planning website Kayak.com, announced they were pulling ads. TLC hasn't said how many companies responded to the Florida Family Association's call to stop sponsoring the show. The controversy prompted a backlash of people protesting against Lowe's. Some new advertisers have signed on since then, TLC General Manager Amy Winter said Thursday.
The episode of TLC's "All-American Muslim" airs Sunday (10 p.m. Est). The series attracted attention earlier this month when a conservative Christian group called on advertisers to boycott the series, calling it "propaganda that riskily hides the Islamic agenda's clear and present danger to American liberties and traditional values."
Two companies, the Lowe's home improvement chain and travel planning website Kayak.com, announced they were pulling ads. TLC hasn't said how many companies responded to the Florida Family Association's call to stop sponsoring the show. The controversy prompted a backlash of people protesting against Lowe's. Some new advertisers have signed on since then, TLC General Manager Amy Winter said Thursday.
- 12/29/2011
- by AP
- Huffington Post
New York -- A television show about members of a Muslim community in Michigan is focusing what may be its second-to-last episode almost entirely on the conflicted feelings that its featured participants have about marking anniversaries of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
The episode of TLC's "All-American Muslim" airs Sunday (10 p.m. Est). The series attracted attention earlier this month when a conservative Christian group called on advertisers to boycott the series, calling it "propaganda that riskily hides the Islamic agenda's clear and present danger to American liberties and traditional values."
Two companies, the Lowe's home improvement chain and travel planning website Kayak.com, announced they were pulling ads. TLC hasn't said how many companies responded to the Florida Family Association's call to stop sponsoring the show. The controversy prompted a backlash of people protesting against Lowe's. Some new advertisers have signed on since then, TLC General Manager Amy Winter said Thursday.
The episode of TLC's "All-American Muslim" airs Sunday (10 p.m. Est). The series attracted attention earlier this month when a conservative Christian group called on advertisers to boycott the series, calling it "propaganda that riskily hides the Islamic agenda's clear and present danger to American liberties and traditional values."
Two companies, the Lowe's home improvement chain and travel planning website Kayak.com, announced they were pulling ads. TLC hasn't said how many companies responded to the Florida Family Association's call to stop sponsoring the show. The controversy prompted a backlash of people protesting against Lowe's. Some new advertisers have signed on since then, TLC General Manager Amy Winter said Thursday.
- 12/29/2011
- by AP
- Aol TV.
Tune in alert for TLC's "All-American Muslim." The Day The World Changed: "All-American Muslim" is the most provcative episode to date. TLC is premiering an all-new episode of All-american Muslim this Sunday, January 1 at 10/9c. Ten years after the 9/11 attacks, the Muslim community of Dearborn braces for a painful anniversary. It's particularly emotional for Deputy Chief Mike Jaafar, who prepares to both protect his local community and honor fallen comrades at a special ceremony. The town mourns the loss of their fellow Americans while also recalling the backlash many faced in the wake of the attacks. Reflecting on whether things have gotten better or worse for American Muslims in the years since, the community is split in...
- 12/29/2011
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Intimidated? Fuhgettaboutit.
A North Carolina newspaper is reporting that Lowe’s will not back down from its decision to pull commercials from TLC’s All-American Muslim, a reality show that offers a positive portrayal of Muslim life. Its initial move to yank the spots came after a Christian group in Florida encouraged members to email the program’s advertisers because of how the show excludes “many Islamic believers whose agenda poses a clear and present danger to liberties and traditional values that the majority of Americans cherish.”
“The decision was absolutely not, despite what’s been reported in the media,...
A North Carolina newspaper is reporting that Lowe’s will not back down from its decision to pull commercials from TLC’s All-American Muslim, a reality show that offers a positive portrayal of Muslim life. Its initial move to yank the spots came after a Christian group in Florida encouraged members to email the program’s advertisers because of how the show excludes “many Islamic believers whose agenda poses a clear and present danger to liberties and traditional values that the majority of Americans cherish.”
“The decision was absolutely not, despite what’s been reported in the media,...
- 12/21/2011
- by Lynette Rice
- EW - Inside TV
TLC ‘All-American Muslim’
One of the reasons I did not watch “All-American Muslim” when it debuted on TLC last month was that it seemed to me to be a show entirely dedicated to proving the idea that if you prick us, we bleed. The plotlines featured in the previews—a young couple preparing to wed, another planning the arrival of a baby, a high school football coach putting his athletes through grueling practice—seemed high on sweetness and low on drama.
One of the reasons I did not watch “All-American Muslim” when it debuted on TLC last month was that it seemed to me to be a show entirely dedicated to proving the idea that if you prick us, we bleed. The plotlines featured in the previews—a young couple preparing to wed, another planning the arrival of a baby, a high school football coach putting his athletes through grueling practice—seemed high on sweetness and low on drama.
- 12/19/2011
- by Laila Lalami
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
TLC’s reality series, All-American Muslim, has already seen plenty of the spotlight after retail giant Lowe’s came under fire for pulling its ads from the show. Now the reality series about five Lebanese American Muslim families in Michigan is feeling the heat from another group – PETA. Photos: 10 of TV's Biggest Television Show Controversies In the fourth episode, one of the show’s stars, Shadia Amen, blaming her allergies, gives away her husband's 16-year-old dog. PETA announced that the organization had sent a letter to David Zaslav, the president, CEO, and director of TLC, asking him to
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- 12/14/2011
- by Rebecca Ford
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In the news, we Muslims litter the landscape. It seems we want it all.
We want to keep our daughters hidden at home, at all costs, to guard the family honour. We want to be able to wear the niqab anytime, anywhere. We want democracy in the Muslim world even if it leads to Shariah law and the violation of basic human rights. We want Shariah law here at home to govern personal matters like family law. We want Muslim prayers in schools, where we want to segregate our children by gender, and further segregate our daughters if they are menstruating.
If you watch the news, us Muslims are angry folk with odd, backward customs.
Where are all the moderate Muslims? Why don't those of us who have integrated fully into secular North American society ever speak out?
Maybe some of us do. Maybe not everyone wants to hear us.
We want to keep our daughters hidden at home, at all costs, to guard the family honour. We want to be able to wear the niqab anytime, anywhere. We want democracy in the Muslim world even if it leads to Shariah law and the violation of basic human rights. We want Shariah law here at home to govern personal matters like family law. We want Muslim prayers in schools, where we want to segregate our children by gender, and further segregate our daughters if they are menstruating.
If you watch the news, us Muslims are angry folk with odd, backward customs.
Where are all the moderate Muslims? Why don't those of us who have integrated fully into secular North American society ever speak out?
Maybe some of us do. Maybe not everyone wants to hear us.
- 12/14/2011
- by Shahla Khan Salter
- Aol TV.
Hip-hop mogul -- and practicing Buddhist -- Russell Simmons is throwing his financial support behind the TLC reality series "All-American Muslim," tweeting on Monday that he is trying to purchase ad time during this week's episode of the show. "Just purchased remaining spots for #allamericanmuslim for next week The show is now sold out! keep your money @lowes and we will keep ours," Simmons, as @UncleRUSH, tweeted Monday. Simmons wants to use the time to advertise his prepaid Visa card, RushCard. But he said late Monday that he was having difficulty securing...
- 12/13/2011
- by Kimberly Potts
- The Wrap
You know how when you’re really mad at your significant other and, even though they don’t think they’ve done anything wrong, they’ll apologize “for hurting your feelings” — but the apology is really more about you being mad than the other person admitting they messed up?
That’s what Lowe’s just did in their spat with TLC’s All-American Muslim.
The hardware giant updated their stance on pulling its ads from the reality show, which has caused a furor of outrage:
“As you know, the TLC program All-American Muslim has become a lightning rod for people...
That’s what Lowe’s just did in their spat with TLC’s All-American Muslim.
The hardware giant updated their stance on pulling its ads from the reality show, which has caused a furor of outrage:
“As you know, the TLC program All-American Muslim has become a lightning rod for people...
- 12/12/2011
- by James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
Here's another reason to shop at Home Depot: Big-box hardware store Lowe's decided to pull its advertising from TLC's All-American Muslim because of unspecified complaints about its content. The series profiles several Michigan families who happen to be Muslim but are otherwise very different--and it's one of TLC's better series. The conservative/crazy Florida Family Association ("Thousands Of Supporters across America who share in the same goal of improving America's moral environment") asked its supporters to...
- 12/10/2011
- by Andy Dehnart
- Reality Blurred
Retail giant Lowe's has pulled advertising from Discovery Communications-owned TLC's reality show All-American Muslim. The conservative Florida Family Association in a statement said it has sent three email alerts, encouraging supporters to email advertisers on the show. "All-American Muslim is propaganda that riskily hides the Islamic agenda’s clear and present danger to American liberties and traditional values," it said. On its Web site, the Association posted an email from a Lowe's representative saying: "While we continue to advertise on various cable networks, including TLC, there are certain programs that do not meet Lowe's advertising
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- 12/9/2011
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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