Give some examples of how Westerners have imagined “Arabia.” (Answers may vary—see WOM)
What will be an ideal response?
• "fanciful images of a timeless "Arabia" through art, literature, film and popular culture . . . [producing] some wonderful images as well as some misleading stereotypes."
• The Arabian Nights, e.g., "Aladdin and the Magic Lamp"
• Western art music masterpieces inspired by the so-called "Orient."
• American pop music of the 1920s and 30s with songs like "Sheik of Araby"
• Motion pictures such as Casablanca, Lawrence of Arabia, and (the animated) Aladdin
• Popular imagination of this vast area is also fueled by current events and news reports about the Middle East.
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