Characteristics of Orientalism‚ Prejudice‚ and Discrimination (Word count 285) Many people believe that Arabs and Muslims are one and the same but there is a difference. Arabs are an ethnic group that includes descendants from‚ Saudi Arabia‚ North Africa‚ Middle East‚ Iraq‚ Somalia‚ Morocco‚ and Syria. Muslims are a religious group that follows the teachings of Islam. Though both originated in the regions of the orient All Arabs are not Muslims and all Muslims are not Arabs. After the September
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Lens of Orientalism Orientalism presents a critical study of the Western world’s patronizing cultural representations and perceptions‚ as well as their fictional depictions‚ of the Eastern world and the people inhabiting the Middle East and Asia. Said (p.32) notes that Orientalism‚ which involves scholarship in Western Countries about the East‚ is tied inextricably to Imperialism and this makes it intellectually suspect because it is the product of Imperialist societies‚ making Orientalism inherently
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Orientalism in American films is often times overlooked in its offensiveness compared to the stereotyping of other cultures. If asked to name films that you have seen where a race or culture was offensively portrayed‚ the first ethnic groups that come to mind are likely African-American and Latino. If this is true for you‚ why do you think Asian stereotyping isn’t as noticeable or striking to you as other stereotyping? If not‚ what experiences can you attribute to shaping your point of view? As
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Characteristics of Orientalism‚ Prejudice‚ and Discrimination There are several differences between the Arab and Muslim groups. The actuality is that Arabs are an ethnic group and Muslims are a religious group. A Muslim is a person who practices the Islam religion. In the world‚ most Muslims are not necessarily Arabs and most Arabs are not necessarily Muslims. “Orientalism is the simplistic view of the people and history of the Orient‚ with no recognition of change over time or the diversity
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Characteristics of Orientalism‚ Prejudice‚ and Discrimination Week 5 CheckPoint Many people confuse Arab and Muslims. Arabs are an ethnic group and Muslims are a religious group. Muslims are believers of the Islam faith. Most Arabs are not Muslims and most Muslims are not Arabs. Muslims cannot be identified by their nationality alone. Being an Arab does not mean that you are a follower of the Islam religion. An Arab is generally from the countries that are now the Arab world. This area
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1 1 2 3 4 5 6 Characteristics of Orientalism‚ Prejudice‚ and Discrimination Gloria Rivera ETH/125 September 1‚ 2011 Professor Pumphrey 2 Abstract Arabs and Muslims are always being confused for one another even though they are different. One is a ethnic group while the other is a religion. Since the attack on the World Trade
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wrote about homegrown terrorism in May 2008 on the www.amperspective.com website. He says that the New York police department’s report in August 2007 would lead to negative stereotyping and unwarranted suspicions of the Muslim community. Latent Orientalism is the unconscious‚ untouchable certainty about what the Orient is. Its basic content is static and unanimous. The Orient is seen as separate‚ eccentric‚ backward‚ silently different‚ sensual‚ and passive. It has a tendency towards despotism and
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Characteristics of Orientalism‚ Prejudice‚ and Discrimination The difference between Muslims and Arabs according to the Schaefer text is; often being confused that they are the same Muslims are a type of religious group where as Arabs are a type of ethnic group. In the beginning of the text it describes and says that “Most Arab Americans are not Muslim and most Muslim Americans are not of Arab background. Within each group is a significant diversity that can be seen by differences in forms of
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Characteristics of Orientalism‚ Prejudice‚ and Discrimination In this assignment the material that is to be covered is the differences between Arabs and Muslims as well as how they are currently being treated differently as opposed to treatment in the past. Orientalism will also be defined along with ways to lessen hate and promote tolerance. The difference Between Muslim and Arabs Some of the key differences between Muslims and Arabs are that they have different religious beliefs‚ they hail
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Negative Self-Image: Orientalism Reading in Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Frankenstein is one of popular science-fiction in the early 19th century. A novel written by Mary Shelley ‚ she is started writing the story when she was eighteen‚ and the novel was published when she was twenty-one. The first edition was published anonymously in London in 1818. Shelley ’s name appears on the second edition‚ published in France in 1823. A novel is about Victor Frankenstein who try his an unusual scientific
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