"The Palestinian people have been systematically erased."

"The Arab world is seen as a place of violence and irrationality."

"The Palestinian cause is not just a cause for Palestinians, but a cause for all who believe in justice and human rights."

"The Orient is not an inert fact of nature. It is not merely 'there,' as the Occident is. It is an idea that has a history and a tradition of thought, imagery, and vocabulary that have given it reality…"

"The power to narrate, or to block other narratives from forming and emerging, is very important to culture and imperialism, and constitutes one of the main connections between them."