• From the Western perspective: Stereotypes of Arabs and Muslims in the United States: They are mainly presented in many forms by the mass media in UNITED STATES. Arab stereotypes are usually presented in the form of literature, theater, media and other expressions. These representations have always been negative. Negative stereotypes of Arabs and Muslims are also found in American textbooks. Rudolph Valentino's roles in The Sheik (1921) and The Son of the Sheik (1926) paved the way for the negative portrayal of Arabs in Hollywood films. Both depicted Arab figures as thieves, charlatans, murderers and brutes. Other foreign films of the 1920s presented similar negative stereotypes of Arabs by attaching them to the theme of lust for power and brutality, defeated by Westerners. These films are: The Love Song (1923), A Café in Cairo (1924) and The Desert Bride (1928). Simon in his book "Arabs in Hollywood: A Reverse Image of the UN" states that the film "A Son in the Sahara" (1924) is the most powerful film of the 1920s that attacks Arab culture. Also in the 1970s and beyond, these same representations prevailed. Mazin Qumsiyeh, director of media relations for the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, wrote a report titled "100 Years of Anti-Arab and Anti-Muslim Stereotypes." In this report, he presents "The Three B Syndromes", which indicate how Arabs on television and in cinema are portrayed as bombers, belly dancers or billionaires. These indications were given in reference to the depiction of Arab men as terrorists or rich oilmen, while depicting Arab women as sexual objects. Not only that, the report also included caricatures used to insult Arabs and Muslims, and focused on Arabs living in the United States, since they were defined...... middle of paper... .. urbanites on camels. The film also begins with a sneaky Arab merchant trying to buy items, some of which are broken. Only the introduction portrayed the Middle Eastern man as untrustworthy. Then the image of Aladdin escaping from the guards shows or depicts that people in the Middle East are greedy. . The aim of the survey was to measure the representation of Arabs and Muslims in the media and its impact on children. Preliminary survey results show that persistent negative bias in the media is highest for Arabs and Arab Americans, compared to other racial/ethnic/religious groups. Nearly half of adults (44%) think the media is biased against Muslims..