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Egypt


The majority of people have various ways of viewing cultures. Because
of close-mindedness and lack of cultural education, people have a difficult time
interacting with different societies. I feel that people shouldn't stereotype
because this might lead to misjudgment. For example, I have personally
experienced this type of stereotyping of my Egyptian culture. Although people
view Egypt as a plain desert with camel riders, my experience from living there
shows Egypt to be a developing civilized country with a great history .
People think about Egypt in this manner because of the media. The
news primarily exposes the uncivilized parts of the country. For instance, the
well known news broad-casting channel CNN showed the circumcising of a young
girl on the television screen. This is a harsh way to introduce a culture to
people. Often, CNN shows cases of the Egyptian desert with camel riders. This
narrow perspective influences the society's view of......

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