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GCC Women: Challenging Stereotypes

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Arab women are not new to being typecasted.  For most they are "burqa clad imprisoned women with little say inside or outside the home". This constant stereotyping leaves many people in the Middle East, both men and women, confused and bewildered as to why critics around the world, especially in the West, think so lowly of Arab women. Such pigeonholing remains strong and much needs to be done to present the true picture. 

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Arab women are not new to being typecasted.  For most they are "burqa clad imprisoned women with little say inside or outside the home". This constant stereotyping leaves many people in the Middle East, both men and women, confused and bewildered as to why critics around the world, especially in the West, think so lowly of Arab women. Such pigeonholing remains strong and much needs to be done to present the true picture. 

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