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Article: At Bowling Green State U., prof says Arab world is 'melting pot'
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- April 15, 2005
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Russ Zimmer
University Wire
04-15-2005
(The BG News) (U-WIRE) BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- Diversity in the Arab world, which crosses ethnic, religious and gender lines, is more complicated than most Americans realize. Mohsen Hamli from the University of Manouba in Tunis, Tunisia gave his speech titled, "Women, Media and Diversity in the Arab World" to over 70 students and faculty at Bowling Green State University last evening.
While the Arab world may look homogenous -- in religion, gender issues, etc. -- to Westerners, Hamli argued that nothing could be further from the truth.
"The Arab world is distinct from the Muslim world," Hamli said.
Hamli defined the Arab world as 22 countries in the ...