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A Message from the Author | |
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The Arab Spring | |
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Terrorism | |
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Looking to the Future | |
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Map of the Arab World | |
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Preface | |
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Introduction: Patterns of Change | |
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Modernization | |
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The Arab Human Development Reports | |
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The Effects of Change | |
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The Muslim View | |
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Islamic Education | |
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Facing the Future | |
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Beliefs and Values | |
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Basic Arab Values and Attitudes | |
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Basic Arab Self-Perceptions | |
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Friends and Strangers | |
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The Concept of Friendship | |
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Reciprocal Favors | |
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Introductions | |
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Visiting Patterns | |
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Business Friendships | |
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Office Relations | |
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Criticism | |
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Intermediaries | |
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Private and Public Manners | |
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Emotion and Logic | |
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Objectivity and Subjectivity | |
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Fatalism | |
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What Is Reality? | |
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The Human Dimension | |
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Persuasion | |
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Getting Personal | |
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Personal Questions | |
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Sensitive Subjects | |
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Social Distance | |
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Gestures | |
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Names | |
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Men and Women | |
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Social Interaction | |
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Displaying Intimacy | |
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The Status of Women | |
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Women's Right to Vote | |
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Women in Government Positions | |
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Women's Power in the Family | |
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The Headscarf and the Veil | |
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Polygamy | |
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Traditional Gender Roles | |
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Western Women | |
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Looking Toward the Future | |
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Social Formalities and Etiquette | |
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Hospitality | |
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Time and Appointments | |
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Discussing Business | |
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Sharing Meals | |
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Smoking | |
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Rules of Etiquette | |
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The Social Structure | |
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Social Classes | |
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Image and Upper-Class Behavior | |
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Dealing with Service People | |
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The Role of the Family | |
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Family Loyalty and Obligations | |
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Relations Among Family Members | |
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Marriage | |
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Divorce | |
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Child-Rearing Practices | |
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Talking About Your Family | |
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Religion and Society | |
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Religious Affiliation | |
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Religious Practices | |
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The Religion of Islam | |
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Sunni and Shia | |
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The Sharia, Islamic Law | |
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The Qur'an and the Bible | |
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Passages from the Qur'an | |
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Communicating with Arabs | |
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Varieties of Arabic | |
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The Superiority of Arabic | |
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The Prestige of Classical Arabic | |
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Eloquence of Speech | |
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Speech Mannerisms | |
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Pleasant and Indirect Responses | |
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The Power of Words | |
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Euphemisms | |
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The Written Word | |
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Proverbs | |
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Islamic Fundamentalism (Islamism) | |
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Definitions and Numbers | |
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Jihad | |
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Islamists and Muslim Society | |
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Mainstream Muslims | |
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Anti-Americanism | |
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Reasons for Arab Anger | |
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Arab/Muslim and Some Western Views | |
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Some American Views | |
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They Hate Our Freedom, Values, Way of Life | |
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They Hate Our Success | |
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They Don't Know Enough About Us | |
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Anti-Americanism Is an Excuse | |
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We Share a Long History of Hatred | |
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Arab/Muslim Views on American Culture | |
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Views on Western-Style Democracy | |
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Islam | |
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Anti-Islam Comments | |
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Defense-of-Islam Comments | |
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Arabs and Muslims in the West | |
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Arabs in the United States | |
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Muslims in the United States and Canada | |
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Muslims in Europe | |
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The Image of Arabs and Muslims | |
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In America | |
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In Europe | |
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The Future of Islam in the West | |
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The Arab Countries, Similarities and Differences: The Arab Countries in Africa | |
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The Maghrib | |
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Morocco | |
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Algeria | |
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Tunisia | |
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Libya | |
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The Nile Valley | |
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Egypt | |
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Sudan | |
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The Arab Countries in the Center | |
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The Levant | |
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Lebanon | |
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Syria | |
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Palestinian Territories | |
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Jordan | |
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Iraq | |
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The Arab Countries in the Arabian Peninsula | |
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Saudi Arabia | |
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Yemen | |
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The Arabian Gulf States (Persian Gulf) | |
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Kuwait | |
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Bahrain | |
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Qatar | |
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) | |
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Oman | |
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Conclusion | |
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Appendix: The Arabic Language | |
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Colloquial Arabic Dialects | |
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Attitudes Toward Dialects | |
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The Structure of Arabic | |
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Transcription | |
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Arabic Writing | |
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Calligraphy As an Art Form | |
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Social Greetings | |
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Notes | |
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Bibliography | |
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Index | |
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About the Author | |