Common American Stereotypes About Egypt and the Arab World
American's views on the Arab World
1. The Arab world is a violent place, characterized by terrorism.
2. The violence that characterizes the Arab world is caused by the inherent character of Arab society and / or Islam.
3. All Arabs are Muslim. All Muslims are Arabs.
4. Arab society and culture is completely dominated by religion---specifically Islam.
5. Islam is a violent, backward, and repressive religion.
6. Islam and Arab society place women in a subordinate position and severely repress them.
7. The repression of women in Arab society is reflected by the practice of veiling.
8. All Arabs are wealthy.
9. Islam and the Arab society have difficulty in responding to the demands and opportunities of the modern world.
10. The great threat to the world in general and to Egypt in particular is fundamentalism. Common Egyptian Stereotypes About the United States.
Arab's views on America
1. The US is a violent place, characterized by crime.
2. The violence that characterizes the United States is caused by the inherent character of western culture.
3. Most Americans are, at least nominally, Christians. The rest are Jews.
4. American culture is characterized by atheism and secularism.
5. Western culture is violent, morally corrupt, and arrogant. ** The speaker pointed out that only 200 people died in Egypt for all crime related reasons. Then he asked, “how many people died in NY alone??”...good point **
6. Western Culture and American society repress and exploit women. Provideng them no protection in a culture characterized by the complete collapse of family structures.
7. The repression of women in American society is reflected in their revealing clothing.
8. All Americans are wealthy.
9. Western Culture and American society have turned modernism into a destructed process.
10. The great threat to the world in general and to Egypt in particular is western culture.
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