The Middle East is in the grip of what could shape up to be essentially a regional war between Iran and Saudi Arabia, with the latter fighting more through proxies than directly. The two powers are embroiled in a fierce contest for dominance over the Middle East and Islamic world. To the Saudis, Iran is […]
Orientalism Revisited: In Defense of Western Civilization
When Edward Said published his book Orientalism in 1978, it gave a bad name to a once-vibrant field of Western academic art and scholarship. Considered the bible of post-colonial studies, Said’s work accused Western culture of perpetuating harmful stereotypes about the Middle East. Despite its arrogant attack on nearly two centuries of Western painting and […]