Talk:Alexander Siddig

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Describing Alexander Siddig as "half Arab and half British" is, to me, pure nonsense. "Arab" in this context refers to his ethnicity, whereas "British" clearly refers to his nationality. You might as well describe someone as "half Black African, half South African" (to indicate that one parent is Black African in ethnic origin and that the other comes originally from the Republic of South Africa) or "half white European, half British" (to indicate that one parent is white European from the ethnic standpoint and that the other comes originally from Great Britain).

Hence, the original contributor who wrote this should indicate the "halves" from the point of view purely from ethnicity, given the fact that the article makes clear that Siddig's parents come originally from the Sudan and from Great Britain. Christopher Crossley 02:20, 6 Mar 2005 (UTC)

The accent that Siddig affected in Kingdom of Heaven cannot be described as "Saudi Arabian" -- as the Saud Kingdom simply did not exist at the time of the Crusades! --Shannonr 08:12, 15 February 2006 (UTC)

Change it to Arabian then.--Greasysteve13 11:45, 19 February 2006 (UTC)

Define an "Arabian" accent. Indeed. That's why I deleted the reference. --Shannonr 05:35, 25 February 2006 (UTC)

An accent destinct to the Arabian Peninsula?

So that would be "Arabic-accented English" then? A meaningless statment. And we're back to the beginning. --Shannonr 04:25, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Searching for "critically acclaimed" citation

This is what I've found:

"Siddig cuts a compelling figure as a British-educated Arab royal whose breaks with tradition prove far too "progressive" for long-standing vested interests.": Variety review
"Mr. Siddig's icy mastery" NYT review
"Alexander Siddig, who, in neat shorthand strokes, deftly defines a character who's both glamorous and principled" Salon.com review
"Strong performances by Damon and Siddig" Akron Beacon-Journal review
"splendid Alexander Siddig" Philadelphia Inquirer review
"Siddig has the steely-eyed confidence of a veteran movie star" Seattle Times review

Next question: why I put this much effort into the search. :) --Diogenes00 23:04, 5 June 2006 (UTC)