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EGYPT The majority of people have various ways of viewing
cultures. Becauseof close-mindedness and lack of cultural education,
people have a difficulttime interacting with different societies. I feel that
people shouldn'tstereotype because this might lead to misjudgment. For
example, I havepersonally experienced this type of stereotyping of my
Egyptian culture. Although people view Egypt as a plain desert with camel
riders, myexperience from living there shows Egypt to be a developing
civilized countrywith a great history . People think about Egypt in
this manner because of the media. Thenews primarily exposes the
uncivilized parts of the country. For instance, thewell known news
broad-casting channel CNN showed the circumcising of ayoung girl on
the television screen. This is a harsh way to introduce a cultureto people.
Often, CNN shows cases of the Egyptian desert with camel riders. This
narrow perspective influences the society's view of our culture.
Another example is an article in the National Geographic magazineabout
Egypt (written by Peter Throux in April 1993). The writer describedthe
country as smoggy, dirty, over-populated and with traffic problems.
Thearticle introduced Egypt as a superstitious culture which was
graphicallyproven in a picture shown in the article. This picture showed
the head of awoman with the body of a snake. This picture gives the
reader the impressionthat Egyptians believe in black magic.
Whenever the media introduce a culture, they should mention all
thepositive and the negative aspects of that specific culture. For
instance,whenever you watch a program about the United States of
America backhome, you see only sky-scrapers and big luxurious cities.
This doesn'tportray the entire United States. In reality, Egypt is a
mixture of well educated and uneducated people. I have lived there for
many years and from experience, I think it's aninteresting country. Egypt
has the Nile River which supports the citiesaround it with water and green
areas. In Egypt, the government encouragesthe people to move away
from the cities and start agricultural communitieswith great facilities. This
encouragement helps provide more agriculturalareas and more jobs for
the Egyptian people. This enrichment has stabilizedthe currency for six
years and has also improved the growth of the nationalincome. In Egypt,
there are the "pyramids" which are symbols of theEgyptian pride.
Temples, churches and mosques show a great art of design. These
buildings are not just constructions, they are decorations and a historyfor
all generations. This history has motivated the Egyptians to continue
theirmodern progresses. It has also influenced the Egyptian traditions.
Forexample, the Egyptian ancestors passed down many traditions.
Thesetraditions emphasize respect for elders and family. In
conclusion, my view is that culture has it's good and bad qualities. The
negative ones in the Egyptian culture are the traffic, extensive paperwork
(with certified signature), hard-to-find housing and beggars. Thisoccurs
because of the over population problem. The Egyptian government
istrying to fix this problem by doing everything possible. I wish every
person could view the Nile River at night, the historicalsites (such as the
pyramids) and the beaches of the red sea, to fullyunderstand the beauty
of nature in this part of the world. Egypt is mentionedin the holy book
Quran as a secure country with generous people living in it. Iwish
everyone could see the world with an open mind, rather than with an
eyeof ignorance and prejudice.
