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This 5 page paper evaluates a book called Tea in the Harem along with an article that outlines the prejudice that is apparent in the world today. The division between the white and Arab worlds is outlined. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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world. This is true despite the fact that the claim is that the attack is "only against extremists," a claim that Dr. Sayyid (2002) disputes. In fact, in looking at
the state of things, there is obviously a great deal of attacks on Muslim nations and while there are seemingly plausible reasons to attack, one has to look at the
history of the various cultures to understand the problem more clearly. Is the war on terrorism a front for what really ails the world? Is there really a fight between
the Arab and white worlds today? In Tea in Harem by Mehdi Charef (1991), the protagonist by the name of Madjid embraces French culture but by doing so, he
rejects the culture to which he was born, which is the Arab culture. To some extent, this novel represents the problem or conflict in respect to east/west culture. Yet, the
problem is more than the prejudice exhibited in the novel, as it permeates politics and daily life. To this end, the novel displays a growing discontent with world politics and
when east does meet west, there are often fireworks. A case in point is the present war on terrorism. When Tea in Harem was written, it was a time when
there was war in the middle east and it was a time when Iraq was being attacked, but by no means was the region at war as it is today.
Sayyid (2002) says: "the history of western powers demonstrates that it is perfectly possible to have democracy at home and exercise tyranny aboard." In other words, what the western
powers are doing to the small countries in the middle east is inexcusable. What does this have to do with Tea in the Harem? To a great extent, the prejudice
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