{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"  YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY EPISODE 16: Rami Ismail","description":"Welcome to a very special episode of YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY. After the re-announcement of the highly controversial game Six Days in Fallujah, I wanted to learn more about the issue and the stereotypical portrayal of Arabs and Muslims in video games and Western media. I got the chance to interview Rami Ismail and we talked about how the USA dictates the discourse, how it is impossible to make a game like this that isn\u2019t political, Rami\u2019s experience boarding airplanes and much more.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Time \u2013 Topic Discussed: 0:00 - Intro 3:47 - The conversation around Six Days in Fallujah 10:20 - The influence of the USA on the world 19:13 - The issue with Six Days in Fallujah&amp;nbsp; 29:55 - Apolitical wars 31:38 - Minorities in the USA 34:05 - The Current State of Muslim Representation in Video Games and other forms of media in 2021 40:46 - Ms. Marvel and other shows 45:01 - Two different views of the world 46:41 - Growing up bi-racial 52:34 - Rami\u2019s experiences at the airport 58:17 - Middle East and other countries not being considered a real place 01:00:49 - Rami\u2019s Ramadan plans for 2021 01:02:50 - Plugs &amp;amp; Outro &amp;nbsp; Things mentioned on the show:  Six Days in Fallujah Is Complicated and Painful For Those Connected to the Real Events by Rebekah Valentine  The Current State of Muslim Representation in Video Games by Imad Khan, Farah Khalaf, Rami Ismail, Romana Ramzan Is this Arabic? Rami Ismail at XOXO teaching Arabic in 18 minutes  The Tragic Fate of the Afghan Interpreters the U.S. Left Behind by T.A Frail  Anne Munition talking about being bi-racial Rami\u2019s Mother on Twitter Rami\u2019s Mother on Twitch &amp;nbsp; Social Media: Rami Ismail Rami Ismail on Twitter (@tha_rami) Rami Ismail on Instagram (@tha.rami) The Habibis Podcast on Twitter (@The_Habibis) The Habibis Homepage YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on Twitter (@youmeindustry) Dorian on Twitter (@DorianChou) YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on Instagram (@youmeindustry) Dorian on Instagram (@dorian.chou) &amp;nbsp;YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY on Facebook (youmeindustry) &amp;nbsp; Intro\/Outro by FreshMcZone Artwork by Thomas Martin (Instagram: @thomas.martin.martin) ","author_name":"YOU ME AND THE INDUSTRY","author_url":"http:\/\/youmeindustry.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/18477713\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/99411131"}