Some people were upset when Disney cast Naomi Scott, a British actress of Gujarati Indian descent, to play Jasmine in the Aladdin remake.

Here's why media portrayals of Middle Easterners can be problematic:

.Middle East Institute photography contest winners: Mohammad Shafai, Shahab Naseri & Rawand Jawad. The latter entered photos of Yezidis & other IDPs in Kurdistan. Shene Salih gets an honorable mention. Congratulations & thank you for highlighting the generational impact of displacement

65yr old Kurdish man working as a kolbar in Iran to provide for his family. In addition to carrying heavy loads on a daily basis just to make ends meet, he is also at risk of being shot & killed by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. So heartbreaking.

I’ve finally ventured out on my own, & opened up my very own immigration law firm in the heart of Mclean. This has always been a dream of mine, and thanks to my loving & supportive parents, I was able to turn this dream into reality. 👩🏻‍💻🙏🏼⚖️

Nobel Peace Prize goes to campaigners against rape in warfare Nadia Murad and Denis Mukwege bbc.in/2yg2WQm

On behalf of the #KRG , I congratulated the people & government of #Germany on Day of German Unity reception hosted by German Consulate Erbil GermanForeignOffice & thanked them for their military assistance for #Peshmerga & humanitarian support for the displaced persons. #TagderDeutschenEinheit

I don’t think people understand that knowing your zodiac/horoscope is a privilege, because knowing what day you’re born alone is a lot. Many people in refugees communities who are born don’t have birth certificates/exact knowledge of their birthdays.

Sincere congratulations to the newly elected #Swedish #Kurdish Parliament Members Sveriges riksdag Gulan Avci 🇺🇦🇮🇱 (@liberalerna), Amineh Kakabaveh (@vansterpartiet) Sara Seppälä (@sdriks) and Serkan Köse, Qadir Kasirga, LawenRedar on the Socialdemokraterna list.

Erbil, #Kurdistan (Photo via Rawand Husen)

Editor: 'So, what is the most obscene angle we can possibly take on a genocidal civil war that's being funded by the West and ignored by the media?'

Journalist: 'Hold my beer.'

Danish politician Destroys Fox News Lie About Denmark's social safety net

Words matter. Boris Johnson has got to go.

This is the difference that one person can make, now imagine the kind of world we'd live in if we collectively mustered the bravery & perseverance this young woman displayed. twitter.com/independent/st…

This is an extremely hard video to watch, but just proves why #unfollowme is such an important campaign. Shout to @thedalstonyears and Zing Tsjeng for highlighting it twitter.com/broadly/status…

“If anything happens to me it’s them” – Banaz Mahmod predicting her own death before being murdered in an “honour” killing

#Russia 's Rosneft to start operation in some oil fields in #Kurdistan Region Duhok province soon:
Batle area, Semel district
Zawita, Duhok
Sarsng and Chamanke in Amedi district
Estimated production from these oil fields: 180k barrels per day.

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Hey folks, I know I've not posted in a while, but I've been asked to advertise this on behalf of a friend. Great job opportunity in Erbil for those seeking; see my next tweet!!

More astute political analysis than you get from most of the media in just 37 seconds twitter.com/cjsnowdon/stat…

Newroz Piroz be. Wishing all my Kurdish constituents and Kurdish friends across the world a very happy new year. Proud to stand with you in Parliament and call out Erdogan for his heinous crimes in Afrin.