ISLAMOPHOBIA The phenomenon of Islamophobia has markedly surfaced at the beginning of the twenty first century, and has shown us how easily bigotry against minority groups can resurface to pit one part of the humanity against the other, thus creating cultural fault-lines on a global scale. Recently, we all have witnessed how the unthoughtful or ill-mannered actions of only a few or even a single individual can stir up provocations across the globe. As a matter of fact, we are witnessing with distress
I. Introduction In his short article Akbar Ahmed, who is the Ibn Khaldun Chair of Islamic Studies at American University, Washington, D.C., argues that "Hollywood has been at war with Islam for the last two decades".1 He also mentions few blockbusters like True Lies, Executive Decision or The Seige actually perpetuated an image that Islam equals terrorism. He also brings a question forward “what can Hollywood do to not only make amends for contributing to this negative image, but to move the