Portrait of a Nation: Common Misconceptions

2. Portrait of a Nation: Common Misconceptions

3. How do people in other countries see your country? What stereotypes do they have? • Arab women subservient to men • Arabs come from the desert • What does the title Umm or Abu mean as part of a name?

4. Arab women subservient to men • No sweeping statement can reflect all the roles of Arab women. They range from leaders of matriarchal societies to independent businesswomen to women living under extreme repression. In the United States, their roles are affected by their country of origin, whether they are from urban or rural areas, religion, degree of assimilation and, of course, their own individual characteristics.

5. Most do not. firstly, most Arabs live in cities. Secondly, Arab countries have a range of climates. Many have coastal areas and some have mountainous areas that get snow. Arab people come from a variety of latitudes that extend from as far south as just below the equator to as far north as approximately Lexington, Ky. Arabs come from the desert

6. It is a common way of calling someone using their oldest son's name. Umm means mother of. Abu means father of. "Umm Muhammad" is "mother of Muhammad." This is what friends might call her, as a sign of respect. What does the title Umm or Abu mean as part of a name?

7. Thanks for your attention. Mai Mazen Timraz 120070079