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American stereotypes (from the Middle East) All Americans are rich Americans have no family values Americans have no morals; all American women are promiscuous Women are oppressed in the U.S. America is hypocritical
Stereotypes in the Middle East Terrorist People refer them as all Arab They think arab and Muslim is the same People believe Islam is aggressive to women Hates non-believers
Globalization/Westernization Some countries are agreeing with globalization building skyscrapers,driving cars Others disagree riding camels still and live in tents not buildings
Ethnicities About 60% of people in Middle East speak Arabic and consider to be Arab. Turkey is the country with biggest ethnic group 85% Turkic. About 55% of people in the Iran speak Persian. About 82% of people in Israel is Jewish.
Languages Persian and Persian dialects Arabic/Kurdish since 2004 75% to 80% Israel speaks Hebrew Kurdish 15% to 20% Other 5%
Clothing A Thawb, Thobe, or DIshdasha is a ankle-length Garment. A Kaffiyeh(also yashmag) is a typical headdress for Arab men. The Igal or Agal is the cord that goes around the head to keep the Kaffiyeh in place. Women have to be dressed in curtain ways from where in the Middle East that they are.
Religions of the Middle East Christianity Islam Judaism Arabic Muslim
Sources Ethnicities in Middle East http://www.cotf.edu/earthinfo/meast/mepeo.html Globalization in Middle East http://yaleglobal.yale.edu/content/globalization-and-middle-east-part-one Languages in middle east http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/asian_languages.htm