Edward Said

From checkpoint to counterpoint: on tour with the Palestine Youth Orchestra
Middle East

From checkpoint to counterpoint: on tour with the Palestine Youth Orchestra

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Most international musicians would baulk at the notion of a two-day journey to final rehearsals past military…
The people’s friend or foe?
Books

The people’s friend or foe?

Sixty years after the 1952 revolution, the legacy of both President Gamal Abdel Nasser and his regime remain fraught territory.…
In other words: A fresh take on Mahfouz translations
Books

In other words: A fresh take on Mahfouz translations

For years, a complete translation of “The Cairo Trilogy,” Naguib Mahfouz's best-known work, “had been sitting in a closet at…
Translating Orientalism
Books

Translating Orientalism

Six years after his death, scholar Edward Said is still remembered for his influential theories on imagery construction between the…
Remembering Edward Said in Islamophobic times
Opinion

Remembering Edward Said in Islamophobic times

In an America which was prematurely described as post-racial, divisive expression and bigotry are reaching a deafening crescendo. From Arizona's…
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