Feature: How Were Borders in the Middle East Drawn?
Presenter: Nadim Damluji
Delivered: NYC on March 12, 2017
In this afikra feature, Nadim Damluji explores cultural Orientalism under an abstract relationship between real life borders, and imagined ones. Why does the West invent the East? How are those inventions mapped? And, finally, how does the Middle East map itself?
Note: All community presentations are prepared & presented by non-experts on the subject. They are sharing information in the hopes of spurring interest in that subject.
About Afikra Community Presentations
Delivered and prepared by afikra Community members, the presentation’s goal is to showcase the presenter’s curiosity and research, and share some knowledge on a topic related to the Arab world’s histories and cultures. The presentation is the culmination of the afikra coaching process to help identify a topic, find research, and develop the presentation. afikra presentations come in two forms, a long question-driven afikra Feature, and a short afikra FWD with the purpose of sharing something interesting.
