Covering Islam, Edward W. Said
Covering Islam, Edward W. Said
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Covering Islam
How the Media and the Experts Determine How We See the Rest of the World

Author: Edward W. Said, Laleh Khalili

Narrator: Peter Ganim

Unabridged: 10 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/04/2025


Synopsis

An unusually sharp look at the way in which the U.S. press and experts have dealt with the crisis in the Middle East and Iran.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bob on September 03, 2019

Son of Orientalism Edward Said wrote one of the seminal books of the late 20th century (“Orientalism”) which influenced the way countless historians, anthropologists, economists, novelists, and travelers looked at other cultures. His main topic therein was, if I may be extremely succinct, how knowle......more

Goodreads review by أسيل on January 08, 2015

امتداداً لكتابه الاستشراق وكتاباته النقدية مستنداً على التغطية الاعلامية في ازمة الرهائن الامريكان في ايران وعلى حال الدول العربيةالنفطية وكيف تعاملت مثلاً السعودية مع فيلم قصة الاميرة ومن خلال اطلاع ادوارد للكتب والصحف والمقالات والتغطية الاعلامية وربطها بالصورة التي رسمتها اوروبا للاسلام منذ نشأتها وع......more

Goodreads review by Michael on January 03, 2017

After laying the ideological foundations of Orientalism and exploring its impact on Western policy and thought towards the Muslim peoples, Saïd here analyzes how these factors inform the press and how it transforms and warps reality in reporting. If you wonder why CNN and Fox can continue to use fal......more


Quotes

"No one stuyding the relations between the West and the decolonizing world can ignore Mr. Said's work." --The New York Times Book Review

"Edward Said is a brilliant and unique amalgam of scholar, aesthete, and political activist. . . . He challenges and stimulates our thinking in every area." --Washington Post Book World