Orientalism and Islamophobic artificial intelligence
by Mahmut Özer Apr 04, 2026 – DAILY SABAH “The relationship between AI, Orientalism and Islamophobia – and the problems it produces – should be understood not as a technical […]
From Edward Said’s Orientalism to the Epstein files
13 February 2026 in World, Guest Writer, News Edward Said at work as depicted on the cover page of Places of Mind: A Life of Edward Said (2021). His exposure of the West’s ‘moral theatre’ provides the intellectual backdrop for understanding the modern collapse of Western virtue revealed in the Epstein files. JAVED […]
Is the world still living in the shadow of the crusades?
For several centuries in the Middle Ages, Christians waged a ‘holy war’ aiming in part – ostensibly, at least – to liberate the Holy Land. Six experts discuss the question, […]
Uncovering the Layers of Gérôme: Qatar’s revisionist look at Orientalism
December 22, 2024 at 2:43 pm Installation view of Seeing is Believing The Art and Influence of Gérôme Courtesy of MATHAF Arab Museum of Modern Art and Lusail Museum Doha […]
Revisiting Said’s ‘Orientalism’ in today’s Middle East
Ehtesham Shahid September 11, 2024 First articulated in his 1978 book “Orientalism,” philosopher and academic Edward Said critiqued how the West historically portrayed and conceptualized the “Orient” — a term often used to refer to the Middle East, Asia and North Africa. Said argued that these portrayals were not just […]
Orientalism at 45: Why Edward Said’s seminal book still matters
Lorenzo Forlani 15 September 2023 06:54 BST | Last update: 1 day 5 hours ago Decades after its release, Orientalism continues to be a valuable resource and provides important lessons Anonymous Venetian orientalist painting […]
Postmodern Orientalism: How has West’s view of East changed?
BY MEHMET FAHRI DANIŞ MAY 01, 2023 – DAILY SABAH In a way, the term “Orientalism” refers to the capacity of Western dominance in the East to acquire scientific credibility. […]
The lurid Orientalism of Western media
May 09,2021 – JORDAN TIMES / Brahma Chellaney NEW DELHI — When reporting on any mass tragedy, a basic rule of journalism is to be sensitive to the victims and […]
Jihad: Orientalism and knowledgeable ignorance
Sep 20,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / Nedal Al- Mousa The term “knowledgeable ignorance” is used by the authors of a book titled “Why do People Hate America” to refer to […]
“Orientalism” and minority groups in West Asia and North Africa
by Neil Joseph NakkashDecember 7, 2021 Since 1978, “Orientalism,” by late Palestinian-American academic Edward Said, has served as the basis for many academic courses focused on West Asia and North Africa. […]
British Museum to explore Islamic world’s impact on western art
Source: The Guardian Major exhibition aims to show Orientalism in a different light and its legacy today By Mark Brown, Arts correspondent An art tradition sometimes dismissed as perpetuating lazy […]
Orientalism, Misinformation and Islam
Abû Imân cAbd al-Rahmân Robert Squires © Muslim Answers – Orlando, Florida, All Rights Reserved. Any open-minded person embarking on a study of Islam, especially if using books written […]
Edward Said’s Orientalism: Forty years later
Forty years after the publication of Edward Said’s seminal work, Orientalism lives on in other shapes and forms. by Hamid Dabashi 3 May 2018 Orientalism was the right book at […]
Orientalism again?
FAHRETTIN ALTUN (A view from Turkey) Orientalism is not just the West’s ideological supremacy. It is also an attempt to irrationalize the East and make it exotic In one of my columns I did an analysis on orientalism in Western media and someone named Steven, […]