The other day I was giving a presentation about the Arab world, and I showed my audiences some images of different Arab countries, but then one of them exclaimed, “But where are the camels!” She was really surprised to see how modern Arab cities are. I think that a lot of people in the West are still influenced by stereotypical images of an old, nomad, rough and underdeveloped Arab world. A great deal of development has taken place and is still taking place in the Arab world. Arab societies are being modernized and globalization has affected what people eat, wear, sing, dance, etc. It is amazing how modern and sometimes also westernized are many Arab youths! This does not mean that traditional values are no longer there, but there is a great deal of diversity in the Arab world now, and I think that we need to improve awareness on both ends of the things we have in common.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The other day I was giving a presentation about the Arab world, and I showed my audiences some images of different Arab countries, but then one of them exclaimed, “But where are the camels!” She was really surprised to see how modern Arab cities are. I think that a lot of people in the West…<\/p>\n