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Edward Wadie Saïd MRSL (Arabic: إدوارد وديع سعيد‎, transliteration: Idwārd Wadīʿ Saʿīd; 1 November 1935 – 25 September 2003) was a Palestinian American literary theorist, cultural critic, political activist, and an outspoken advocate for Palestinian rights. He was University Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, and is a founding figure in postcolonial theory. Said was born in Jerusalem (then in the British Mandate of Palestine) on November 1, 1935. His father... full article at wikipedia
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