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“Al Jazeera is demonized by the United States, yet in Egypt my father would be watching it.”

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Jehane Noujaim is an Egyptian-American documentary filmmaker born on May 17, 1974. Her work focuses on political and social change in the Middle East and North Africa, known for its unique perspective and in-depth investigation. more

“If you can laugh with somebody and relate to somebody, it becomes harder to dehumanize them. I think that most of what we are constantly bombarded with in terms of media leads you to a creation of 'the Other' and a dehumanization of 'the Other,' and it's very much an us-versus-them conversation.”

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“I'm interested in characters that are complex people.”

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“I have actually been very fortunate to be able to make films on my own credit card without having huge funders behind me dictating how the story should be told.”

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Quote by Jehane Noujaim

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