When the Courtauld Institute in London announced that they would be holding a conference in April 2008 entitled ‘Framing the Other: 30 Years After Orientalism,’ we were once again reminded of the central role Edward Said plays in Western public …
Beginning in the late 1970s Edward Said, who had just bust out of scholarly obscurity with his publication of Orientalism, became the target of sharp and pointed criticisms from notable scholars such as Albert Hourani, Malcolm Kerr, Bernard Lewis, and …
The Iranian revolution was not only a godsend for those Muslims who identified with its cause, it was also a blessing for those among the American Left who saw it as a significant blow against the evil American Empire. For …
