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The Reluctant Artist's avatar

Why people think Princess Jasmine counts for Indian women is beyond me. According to Disney Studios, Agrabah was inspired by the Levant

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Anoosha Syed's avatar

Aladdin was originally supposed to be set in Baghdad, Iraq but was retooled to a fictional setting because of the Gulf War.

The issue comes from the fact that the film is someone’s vague idea of what Arabia feels like, without any accurate research being done. Princess Jasmine doesn't count for Indian women, but she also barely counts for Arab women as well.

The film is set in 'Arabia' but weirdly mish mashes a lot of things from South Asian culture. From the costuming, to the architecture (the palace looks like the Taj Mahal), to various elements sprinkled throughout that are of Indian origin (tigers, sword swallowers, snake charming, fire walking). There are no arab voice actors, and they sprinkle in some Arabic words and muslim phrases here and there, but without any real understanding of the context behind it.

In the live action version, although they try to rectify some of their mistakes, they still hired a British Indian actress to play as Jasmine.

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Mahrukh Imam's avatar

This is so heartwarming, as a Pakistan girl who also loved fairytales this is lovely to see.

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Mirelle Ortega's avatar

It looks so beautiful! I can’t wait to read it!

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Anoosha Syed's avatar

Thank you!

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Reem M. Ali's avatar

It looks so beautiful 😍

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Anoosha Syed's avatar

Thank you!

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Marina Marina's avatar

What a beautiful book, Anoosha! And the story behind is so powerful and touching.You did such an important job for all girls and woman. 🥹🫶 I wish you a great success with this book 😌❤️

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Anoosha Syed's avatar

Thank you!!

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RAJ KAUR's avatar

SOOOOOO Beautiful!!!! Wishing you much success with this books, the world needs it!

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Thank you!!

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Mabel's avatar

One of my favorite covers I've ever seen.

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Anoosha Syed's avatar

Thank you so much!

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Thank you!

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