Cultural stereotyping and foreign policy

A speech by the Deputy Minister of Information of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in conjunction with the opening of the exibit "Saudi Arabia Yesterday and Today" in Atlanta. The negative stereotypes and Western misconceptions of Saudi Arabia, the Arabs and Islam in general are looked at from...

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Main Author: Farsy, Fouad A. al- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: [Washington, DC] : [American-Arab Affairs Council] 1989
In:Sonderdruck aus: American-Arab affairs 31 (1989), Seite 1-10
Further subjects:B Saudi Arabia Auslandsbild Kapitalistische Länder Islamische Länder / Islamische Welt Islam Frauenfrage Criminal law Islamic law
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Summary:A speech by the Deputy Minister of Information of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in conjunction with the opening of the exibit "Saudi Arabia Yesterday and Today" in Atlanta. The negative stereotypes and Western misconceptions of Saudi Arabia, the Arabs and Islam in general are looked at from a political, economic, social and religious perspective by comparing the specific Western and Saudi/Arab viewpoints. Leading cases discussed are the Islamic attitude toward women and the Islamic penal code. (DÜI-Asd)