Feature: How Were Borders in the Middle East Drawn? [Community Presentation]

PRESENTER

Nadim Damluji

ORIGINAL CITY

NYC

Original Date

March 12, 2017

DESCRIPTION

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?

ABOUT THE 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.

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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.