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...Said??s reply was a simple one: “When the revolution comes, everybody who wants to wear a tie like this, will just wear...
...academic circles, Said??s work has played a prominent role in research and classroom discussions—particularly his 1978 Orientalism, which contended that the Western world treated the “East” as an object of knowledge and a territory to be conquered. The title of the book, itself, remains an important term in academic discourse...
...However, Said??s interests surpassed English literature. He also worked closely with the famous Argentinian-Israeli pianist and composer Daniel Barenboim to create the West-East divan Orchestra...
Though he frequently spoke out about events in the Middle East, Said??who once served on the Palestinian Liberation Organization’s governing council—attempted for the most part to remain outside the political fray...
Opponents condemned Said??s nationalist political stance as extreme and anti-Israel...