tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post6925474000378188376..comments2024-03-19T09:06:21.507-04:00Comments on Irtiqa: Arabia IMAX/3D: a fancy documercial for Saudi ArabiaSalman Hameedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04327330113822656571noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-63068987798484540662012-07-19T09:47:38.871-04:002012-07-19T09:47:38.871-04:00Hello, Salman,
I'm a Mexican architecture stud...Hello, Salman,<br />I'm a Mexican architecture student, my last name is Fajer, which I understand has somehow an Arabic history... Or so my grandfather used to tell me, his grandfather arrived in Mexico from the Lebannon around 1890. I have always been interested in the Arabic cultures, trying to understand a bit of my family's past. Around here, in Mexico, Arabs are looked upon mostly as they are in the US, which I find very sad because Mexico was once a very important haven for Arabic immigrants. When the IMAX documentary Arabia came to our theaters I didnt hesitate for a moment in going to watch it. Even though I agree with you in your overall opinion about it, I must tell you I saw a relatively good outcome of it being watched by the Mexican audience. Most people don't make a difference between he whole of Arabia and Saudi Arabia, for them it was more of an overview of the general culture. That was somehow good because it helped reduce all the prejudice that our northern neighbors, the Americans, have planted in the western world. You must know, too, the image they sell of Mexico, as the never ending desert full of burros, drugs, and prostitutes... We do have all of those things but they're not in the least close to all that Mexico is. I hope you can read this comment and maybe issue an answer, as we share living in misunderstood cultures. A'Salam Alaikum.Xesus Fajerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06406848662912136744noreply@blogger.com