Edward Said
From checkpoint to counterpoint: on tour with the Palestine Youth Orchestra
Middle East
August 23, 2019
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
July 24, 2012
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
December 13, 2011
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
September 26, 2010
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
September 1, 2010
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…