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"Wow. Edward focuses on the origins of orientalism, and how the west views the “Oriental” as passive and unable to think for himself, or govern himself, justifying all the colonization occurrences in the last 3 centuries. Also it’s funny how the west just defines us textually but once our actions deviate from what they described then it’s Islam vs non Islam. Anyway,i can’t read books the same way ever again." — Jan 08, 2026 01:27PM
"Wow. Edward focuses on the origins of orientalism, and how the west views the “Oriental” as passive and unable to think for himself, or govern himself, justifying all the colonization occurrences in the last 3 centuries. Also it’s funny how the west just defines us textually but once our actions deviate from what they described then it’s Islam vs non Islam. Anyway,i can’t read books the same way ever again." — Jan 08, 2026 01:27PM
“الحرية شمسٌ يجب أن تشرق في كل نفسٍ، فمن عاش محروماً منها عاش فى ظلمة حالكة يتصل أولها بظلمة الرحم وآخرها بظلمة القبر”
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“One should never underestimate the power of books.”
― The Brooklyn Follies
― The Brooklyn Follies
“Reading was my escape and my comfort, my consolation, my stimulant of choice: reading for the pure pleasure of it, for the beautiful stillness that surrounds you when you hear an author's words reverberating in your head.”
― The Brooklyn Follies
― The Brooklyn Follies
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