Orientalism : Edward said

   

Orientalism : Edward said 

Orientalism is the term for depiction of aspects in the middle Eastern , south Asian and East Asian cultures. This term usually used by art historian and literary and cultural studies scholars. Edward said 's Orientalism in 1978. It described western attitude towards Middle East, Asian , North African. To see the interview of Edward said upon Orientalism click Here. 

1) Orientalism helped to create and shape entire new fields. It also used in English, history , anthropology , political science and cultural studies. It gives deep information of people of middle east people about their culture and behaviour. We come to know about them yet we never meet them. 

2) Equire knowledge doesn't make innocent and objective. The end result of that process make certain interest. 

3) Interpretation of history with the sense of give it shape. Try to search particular reason behind that history. People should not focus only proving their history great and others worst. Try to look beyond the words and try to understand. Understand not only for your self but try to read it with relation with 'others '. Understand others history as if you are understand yours. So interprete history without self affection. 

4) Image of Islam consider as terrorist and demon. It used by many countries as tool to turn away their people from inequality problems in the society. People used this image to divert the minds of people. So Islam portered as image of terror and violence. It portrayed not only in newspapers but also in television and movies.

5) Edward said had wrote the book called " Covering Islam ". It was kind of trilogy. After wrote this book he faced humiliation. People gave negative response to him. So the impression of Islam was frightening mysterious. It portrayed the main business of them was killing Americans. So in front of world there is more threating picture of Islam. It shows the power of media that how media convince the world about Islam. 

6) Orientalism stress upon the Separation of people. We should over come from it. This kind of threat must be destroyed because the situation in Palestine and Islam were example of complex and bloody history of middle east. So the 21 century also facing the same problem. People constantly live in threat whether they live together in peace and reconciliation with their differences of cultures and religion or live apart  in fear and hating each other. They have constantly threat of war. So we should focus on slove these difficult issues in more human way rater than fighting with each other.