People have been manipulated by the media into believing what they see in films about Arabs. There has been an Arab stereotype in the West about how they think Arabs are. To a majority of Westerners, an Arab...
- Lives in a tent in the middle of a vast desert filled with sandstorms.
- Has ten wives each of which wears a burqa and has ten children.
- Wears a red keffiyeh and has an uncombed beard from one ear to the next.
- Goes around his daily life with a suicide vest strapped to his chest.
- Rides on a decorated but smelly camel from one village to the next.
- Has wives that go around the tent holding large pots of water on their heads.
- Lives on nothing but falafel for his breakfast, lunch and supper.
- Carries a sword on his back or on his waist and uses it to behead people.
- Has extremist views on killing all the West and burning their bodies.
- Earns a living by robbing nearby villages late at night.
- Writes in hieroglyphics and worships large statues of ancient pharaohs.
- Has a name of "abu" followed by either "abdul", "mohammad", or "mustafa".
- Come to the west with the only intention of blowing up a crammed bus.
