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<\/a> Beirut exhibit showcases Western films set in the Middle East in all their Orientalist glory:<\/b> A Beirut exhibition of 10 movie posters set in the Arab world (most often Baghdad) is a visual representation of the stereotypes Hollywood holds near and dear, according to the National<\/a>. \u201cThanks to the Orientalist fascination with One Thousand and One Nights<\/i>, the Baghdad of these films is a place of total fantasy, filled with camels and elephants, flying carpets and genies, as well as heroes, villains and damsels waiting to be rescued or wooed.\u201d We\u2019re guessing the people who designed these movie posters are of the same variety who believe Agrabah is a real place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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