Think Muslims in films or television and you may recall Tasneem Qureishi from Homeland or, more recently, Nadia Ali from Bodyguard. Or you may recall a completely different Muslim woman (if you even can come up with one). ...

Noir films have frequently been understood to reflect a societal malaise and as the femme fatale remains one of noir’s defining elements, this research project puts forth the argument that the femme fatale is the reaction ...