Arabs Tell Egypt To Learn From Israel
Read Orientalism and whatnot, and then see news stories like this . Arab Israelis calling upon Egypt to "Learn from Israel what human dignity means. Human dignity is a primary value in Israel."
When Arabs themselves find it so hard to avoid Orientalist stereotypes, might it be presumptuous to tell them they're wrong?
When Arabs themselves find it so hard to avoid Orientalist stereotypes, might it be presumptuous to tell them they're wrong?
posted by Aatif at 11:28 AM
3 Comments:
Super interesting link! A confusing world indeed.
How are you? How is your arabee coming? Any new adventures? I hope all is well!
I don't find this particularly strange or unexpected ... Perhaps because everyday I see expat Pakistanis/Indians/etc. pointing to the US system as this shining becon of fairness and prosperity in one sentence, and then condemning all-things-America as evil in the second. There are some fundamental contradictions that "outsiders" have to live with. May be, just may be, that was the case with these protesters as well.
On a different note ... You better get back and start working on you-know-who's Presidential campaign. Your future in America may well be intertwined with his personal political ambitions.
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