In a recent episode of Showtime's hit series "Homeland," the former C.I.A. officer Carrie Mathison is escorted by a Hezbollah militant past the wall of a fictional Syrian refugee camp covered with graffiti in Arabic.<br />Attentive viewers who read Arabic, however, might have noticed something awry.<br />Among the messages spray-painted on the walls: " 'Homeland' is racist," "There is no 'Homeland' " and " 'Homeland' is not a show."<br />On Wednesday, an Egyptian artist, Heba Y. Amin, and two other artists, Caram Kapp and Stone, took credit for the graffiti, saying it was a subtle protest of false and misleading stereotypes in the series, which has been heavily criticized for its portrayals of Muslims.<br />Claire Danes has won two Emmys and two Golden Globe awards for her portrayal of Ms. Mathison, an intelligence officer who struggles with bipolar disorder.<br />But the series itself has been consistently criticized for inaccurate and inconsistent portrayals.
