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Identify the stereotypes about middle easterners that are portrayed in mainstream american media and perpetuate widespread misunderstanding.

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The Middle East is a clearly defined

place.

People in the Middle East live as

nomads.

There is nothing but desert and oil in

the Middle East.

The Middle East and the Islamic World

are the same.

Everyone in the Middle East speaks

Arabic.

Everyone in the Middle East is Muslim.

All Arabs are Muslim.

Violence in the Middle East is

inevitable.

Everyone in the Middle East hates the

United States and Europe.

People in the Middle East are

uneducated and unworldly.

Islam is an inherently violent faith.

The practices in Islam are harsh and

austere.

All Muslims must fast during Ramadan.

Jihad means “Holy War”.

Muslims, Christians, and Jews have

always been in conflict.

All Muslim women are oppressed and

uneducated.

Democracy and Islam are antithetical to each other.

All men in turbans are Muslim.

-The Henry M. Jackson School of International studies

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