Watch the opening of Yasmin (2004) again. Does it offer a positive or negative view of British Muslims? To what extent does it reinforce or challenge Edward Said's theory of Orientalism - that the west is superior to the exotic or uncivilised east? Within the beginning of Yasmin consists of both positive and negative stereotypes. For instance, the positive comes from a young man who doesn’t speak English praying, this suggests he is carrying out traditional Islamic values which is a positive. Furthermore, also within the beginning the old man who is also a Muslim is seen to be washing off graffiti on a shutter does not have a violent response as he is helping the community. The negative issue comes from the primary protagonist Yasmin who is going in opposition to her personal lifestyle. within the clip, Yasmin undresses herself out of her hijab and cultural clothing into tight trousers and a top This indicates Yasmin is hiding her tradition which caused audiences to think “does...
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