Sania Hamady Quotes
Lying is a widespread habit among the Arabs and they have a low idea of truth.... The Arab has no scruples about lying if by it he obtains his objective.... He is more interested in feeling than facts, in conveying an impression than in giving a report.
Topics
Deception
Dishonesty
Facts
Lying
Propaganda
Reports
Truth, Truthfulness
Joseph P. Kennedy
Misrepresentation
Arab, Arabs
Fabrication
Propaganda & Disinformation
Arab Culture
Cultural Stereotype
Distortion of Reality
Impression Management
Moral Flexibility
Prevarication
Self-Serving Bias
Subjective Perception
Unreliable Narrator
Truth Distortion
Citations
Sania Hamady, Arab Scholar, Sociologist & Writer, Temperament and Character of the Arabs, 1960
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