Fahima Is a Visiting Student and a Muslim from the Arabic

Multiple Choice

Fahima is a visiting student and a Muslim from the Arabic nation of Qatar. Welcoming her at the airport, her sponsors are surprised that she is wearing clothing very similar to their own and, in particular, is not wearing a hijab. They are even more surprised to learn during her stay that she is a capable driver and owns her own vehicle back home. Fahima's sponsors are surprised because ________.

A) Fahima does not conform with the single story perspective that her hosts have of her culture
B) Arabic women are required to wear hijabs
C) Arabic women are not allowed to drive
D) Fahima's sponsors are not educated in Arabic culture
E) Fahima's sponsors are ethnocentric and do not believe that it is right for women to wear head coverings