I've been to various places throughout the M.E. and I wish that most Westerners would come here and at least check things out before allowing the media to influence their opinion on how things are over here. I have a few friends that are quite ignorant about Muslims and Arabs in general, I argue this fact with them all the time - don't knock it until you see it for yourself.
Just because a few people are bad, doesn't make an entire race that way. I find Arabs to be some of the most welcoming and warm people the world over - Lebanese especially. (But I'm biased because I married one :P)
I've been to various places throughout the M.E. and I wish that most Westerners would come here and at least check things out before allowing the media to influence their opinion on how things are over here. I have a few friends that are quite ignorant about Muslims and Arabs in general, I argue this fact with them all the time - don't knock it until you see it for yourself.
Just because a few people are bad, doesn't make an entire race that way. I find Arabs to be some of the most welcoming and warm people the world over - Lebanese especially. (But I'm biased because I married one :P)