Yousef Abdul-Husain

✅ Comment of the week!
I want to highlight thoughtful, interesting or educational comments from the amazing community! ‪@sjsjsnxnai‬ shares great insight as to why we shouldn't ban older media that could be seen as problematic today. I agree. Thank you for commenting.

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🚨 Video Updates
This Friday → 5 classic Disney and Warner Bros. cartoons that are unbelievably racist toward Arabs. The screenshot is from a 1932 Mickey Mouse cartoon. I reviewed all 14 Mickey cartoons from the 1930s and 1940s featuring Pete and Minnie, and this is the only one where Pete abducts Minnie and takes her straight to a bedroom to… well, just look at the picture 😖.
29 May → Is a 1982 Japanese anime film the most authentic adaptation of Aladdin?

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1 week ago | [YT] | 495

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TOMORROW -> I'm breaking down how The Dictator portrays its fictional Middle Eastern country, why many of its jokes depend on dehumanizing caricatures of Arabs and how the film packages those ideas as "harmless comedy" to spread propaganda.

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 1,682

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Craving more Arabian Nights deep dives with a fresh perspective? Educator @Tatyana_Ronnievna made an amazing analysis video that talks about the tales through a colonial lens, including breaking down many misconceptions about Scheherazade.
I gave it a watch and loved it! Show her some support. 🙌

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 76

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Ya Salam! I'm rewatching Dragon Ball Z and this habibi pops up! What would his name be in the DBZ universe? I'm thinking... Bu Hummus. بو حمص

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 1,035

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Video updates!
Tomorrow: Casual Arab Slander: 5 movies from the 1980s with anti-Arab scenes.
15 May: The Dictator review.
22 May: 5 classic cartoons (from Disney and Warner Brothers) that are wildly racist towards Arabs.
Anyone know what movie this scene is from with this guy from Hong Kong playing an "Arab" wearing a table napkin as a ghutra? 😏

3 weeks ago (edited) | [YT] | 571

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🚨10k subscribers $100 giveaway!🚨 - Edit: CONGRATS to @TheRali for being randomly chosen and winning! 🤩

From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for helping me reach 10k subscribers in one month. You believe in me, my message and love learning about how Arabs are shown in the media.

I want to hear from you! Please leave a comment and tell me what you like about me, my channel, my videos and/or my style. Let me know what I should keep doing, or share ideas on how I can improve. I’m listening!

On 6 May 2026, I’ll pick one comment randomly and send you a $100 Amazon e-gift card as a thank you to this amazing community. ❤️

3 weeks ago (edited) | [YT] | 298

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This Friday, my Aladdin 2019 video drops. It's a one hour breakdown featuring analysis on orientalist stereotypes, extensive comparisons to the 1992 cartoon movie and translations of Arabic text on scrolls. It'll also feature wonderful comments from the community with credit! You're the best and thank you for your support! 🫶 I'm hype.

1 month ago | [YT] | 967

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🚨Be part of naming a new video series!

I’m cataloging quick scenes in movies that take jabs at Arabs, Muslims, and Middle Easterners into a searchable public Google Sheets database. Each entry links to a video where I highlight 5–10 films and show the clips. Think of it as a modern, video-based successor to Dr. Jack Shaheen's "Reel Bad Arabs."

Vote now on the name! The first video drops next week (80's Vol 1).

1 month ago | [YT] | 235

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DISNEY DID IT AGAIN!
In Aladdin (1992), there’s an Arabic phrase that matches a phrase from the Quran.
In Aladdin (2019), Genie holds a scroll with mostly text from the UN’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights… except ONE line that leans into Islamic law (Sharia).
Full translation drops next week in the video. (I'm working on it now).

This Friday: Arab Representation Tier List: The English Patient (1996).

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