Edward Said
Orientalism, postcolonialism
Sayings by Edward Said
The problem with Israel is that it came from Europe.
Palestine is the question of the oppressed.
Islam has been politicized and turned into a code word by anti-Muslim elements in the West.
The West has created a monolithic image of Islam.
The Palestinian narrative has been systematically excluded.
Zionism is a form of imperialism.
The Arab world is seen as a place of violence and irrationality.
The West’s view of the East is a form of domination.
The media is complicit in the demonization of Arabs.
The Palestinian experience is one of dispossession.
The West has always seen the East as inferior.
The Israeli occupation is a form of apartheid.
The Palestinian struggle is a struggle for justice.
The West has a long history of intervention in the Middle East.
The Arab world is not a monolith.
The Palestinian people have been systematically erased.
The West’s view of Islam is a form of racism.
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is not a religious conflict.
The West’s view of the Middle East is a form of cultural imperialism.
The Palestinian people have a right to self-determination.