In pursuit of American pop culture in the Muslim world

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North America transmits its pop culture to the world on a near continuous basis. What do Muslim countries make of the signals that they receive?  Pop-culture commentator, filmmaker and author Richard Poplak went to Egypt to observe the debut of Al Shamshoon, an Arabized version of The Simpsons,, and, quickly discovered an almost parallel universe. At the launch of his chronicle, The Sheikh's Batmobile: In Pursuit  Of American Pop Culture In The Muslim World, Poplak will deliver a solo multi-media presentation based on his findings. Marc Glassman, Executive Director of This Is Not A Reading Series and Proprietor of Pages Books & Magazines will host the evening.

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