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\r\n \r\n Is\r\n America an imperialist power?  Scholar and author Edward Said\r\n discusses Iraq, Israel, and U.S. foreign policy. This talk took\r\n place on May 8th, 2003, at Kane Hall on the University of\r\n Washington campus.
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\r\n \r\n Edward\r\n Said was born in Jerusalem in 1935 and was for many years\r\n America’s foremost spokesman for the Palestinian cause. His\r\n writings have been translated into 26 languages, including his\r\n most influential book, Orientalism (1978), an examination of the\r\n way the West perceives the Islamic world. Much of his writing\r\n beyond literary and cultural criticism is inspired by his\r\n passionate advocacy of the Palestinian cause, including The\r\n Question of Palestine, (1979), Covering Islam (1981), After the\r\n Last Sky (1986) and Blaming the Victims (1988). He is the only\r\n American citizen to receive the Owais Prize.
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Said is vice president of the prestigious Modern Language\r\n Association, the professional association of literary scholars,\r\n and next January he will become president. In recent years the\r\n M.L.A. has been beset by warring camps in the debate over\r\n political correctness, multiculturalism and diversity on college\r\n campuses. Now Said believes the association is evolving toward a\r\n more universal outlook.
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Said was a prominent member of the Palestinian\r\n parliament-in-exile for 14 years until he quietly stepped down in\r\n 1991. He had broken with Yasir Arafat after decades of support,\r\n saying the P.L.O. lacked credibility and moral authority. He has\r\n called the peace agreement between Israel and the P.L.O. \"an\r\n instrument of Palestinian surrender\" and an extension of\r\n Israel’s long-standing policy to dominate the Arabs militarily\r\n and economically. His criticism extends to the United States,\r\n which he calls a \"dishonest broker\" in the peace process\r\n due to its long-standing support for Israel.
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\r\n While Said, who is fluent in Arabic and French, remains a\r\n sought-after commentator in this country on Middle Eastern\r\n politics, and is often heard on National Public Radio, his views\r\n are as likely these days to be broadcast and published abroad. He\r\n is a frequent commentator for the BBC, Canadian Broadcasting and\r\n on Australian radio. He writes about the Middle East and other\r\n subjects for The Progressive and contributes a twice-monthly\r\n column to Al Hayat, the London-based Arabic daily that circulates\r\n throughout the Arab world. Said, an accomplished pianist and\r\n scholar of music, is the music critic of The Nation. 
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This talk originally took place on May 8th, 2003, at Kane Hall\r\n on the University of Washington campus, and was part of the\r\n Walker-Ames Lecture Series at the University’s Graduate School.<\/p>\r\n <\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n \r\n <\/table>\r\n <\/td>\r\n <\/tr><\/table>\r\n \r\n\n","contact":"","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/html","summary":"link to real audio program from KUOW in Seattle (NPR station) from a May 8th talk Said gave at the University of Washington","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2003\/05\/60680.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}