"The representation of Islam in the West is often distorted, biased, and inaccurate."

"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 Palestinian experience is one of dispossession."

"Orientalism is a style of thought based upon an ontological and epistemological distinction made between 'the Orient' and (most of the time) 'the Occident.'"

"The Palestinian struggle is a struggle for justice."