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What is Orientalism about?
Orientalism played a pivotal role in implementing Western colonial projects by allowing colonial masters to use the knowledge produced by orientalists about Eastern traditions and civilizations. This knowledge helped colonial powers understand and exploit Eastern regions. Now, some Islamic scholars argue it is time to start an "occidentalism" project to reclaim the past glory of Islamic history that was undermined by orientalism and occupy Western knowledge in the same way the West occupied Eastern knowledg
- Author
- Hafiz Amanu
- Language
- EN