It would be unfair to suggest that the entirety of this book is awful, far from it. It just needed the author to sit with someone to discuss his views towards Muslims, and ask if they were the lingering consequence of colonialism or more recently developed ideas from the racist BJP party, currently governing India.
Tag: history
Frantz Fanon Philosopher of the Barricades by Peter Hudis – Book Review
The Hungarian revolution highlighted the obvious racism in France and Western Europe. Whilst hardly anyone in the French Left had flinched at the butchering of Algerians, tens of thousands of communists, in France and Western Europe, now tore up their party cards and left the Communist Party in response to the brutal Soviet repression of the workers revolution in Budapest.
Orientalism by Edward W. Said – book review
The author reflects on their revisiting of Edward Said’s “Orientalism” and its implications on the perception of the East by Western scholars. They discuss the biased narratives in literature, art, and political discourse over centuries, particularly highlighting ongoing Islamophobia. Despite persistent misrepresentation, Islam continues to thrive, evoking a sense of pride.
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