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Arabs in video games often out of step with times

Popular video games often depict minorities as exaggerated stereotypes restricted to predictable roles, but game developers in the Middle East could help break that mold for Arab characters.
Palestinian rapper Ibrahim Ghunaim (MC Gaza) looks on as a child gestures, at his video game shop in Gaza City, August 16, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem  SEARCH "SALEM RAPPER" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. - RC1123875E80

While the gaming world experiences an explosion of popularity and success, a closer look reveals stereotypes and caricatures that seem stuck in the past, especially with regard to Arabs. 

If I want to find out more about, say, the Okami clan or shinobis video game characters to write about them, the only way to begin is to log into the games themselves. And what I learned is some creators have over-generalized beliefs about particular categories of people, which is the definition of stereotyping.

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