Non-Muslim Stereotypes

The demonization of Islam in the news and in popular culture is reinforzada by events such as the September 11, attacks by Al Qaeda and ISIS and representation of Arabs in movies such as Taken and American Sniper. It is true that terrorism exists as a result of political and violent situation in the Middle East, but terrorism is not synonymous with religion, culture or geography. The downside of the media do believe that the Islamic world is a threat, when in fact extremely small groups using terrorism as a way of life (according to the FBI, 94% of terrorist attacks in the United States, 1980 to 2005 they have been for non-Muslim people, which means that it is nine times more likely to be non-Muslim terrorist a Muslim). Such a complex and diverse as it is the Middle East region is reduced to a simple stereotype eliminates humanism and diversity of billions of people who suffer from being viewed as terrorists by their …show more content…
Therefore, it is not objective and academic research. We must analyze the term itself to understand the purpose and intent of this practice. As humans, we have always had the need to distinguish ourselves from others to excel. Being different is what drives us forward. However, this concept has also been used to separate us from the "others". The borders between countries; barriers that mark a boundary between colonies "poor" and "rich" and to the need to divide the world into a bipolar based on the political and economic interests of two governments: the socialist bloc and the capitalist. Use the terms "East" and "West" does not necessarily mean being racist. Unfortunately, they are often used to mark a clear boundary and demonstrate an alleged superiority. European imperial domination and cultural and practical method that sets the power as a justification for conquest and