Other films with sympathetic portrayals of Muslims include Babel (2006), Paris, je t'aime (2006), and Mooz-Lum (2010). Babel traces the events following an accidental shooting of an American tourist on a bus in Morocco. Many of the Moroccan characters—including a fellow bus passenger, doctors, and local villagers—come to the aid of the American. In the French film, Paris, je t'aime (Paris, I Love You), an Arab Muslim teenager named Zarka teaches a young French admirer, François, that her hijab does not hide her beauty but represents what real beauty is—her identification with Islam. In Mooz-Lum, a young African American Muslim, Tariq, wrestles with his religious identity in light of both a strict and traumatic upbringing and the events of 9/11. The film adopts Tariq's point of view and demonstrates the challenges and complexities of Muslim American identity in the post-9/11 era. All three films provide Muslim characters that are relatable and sympathetic. They represent a slow but growing trend in movies challenging the violent, misogynist Muslim stereotype that has plagued Western cinema for much of its history.

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