The purpose of this study is threefold. First is to investigate the image of Arabs in the minds of western image-makers and the consistency between the image and the attitude they have towards Arabs. Second is to identify the situation within which western image-makers perceive the Arab image and the interests that image serves. Third is to examine the overlap between the images of Arabs. Muslims and that of Islam and whether an image shift has occurred.
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Basyouni Ibrahim Hamada (2001) studied this question.