This document summarizes key points from Edward Said's book Orientalism, including that it challenges the concept of Orientalism and the distinction between the East and West. It discusses how Orientalism refers to the imitation or depiction of aspects of the eastern world. The document also discusses American Orientalism from the 18th-19th century and how post-9/11, Muslims in America faced harassment, bullying, and unjust arrests. It notes that American media and culture often portrayed Muslims and the Islamic world in a frightening, mysterious, and threatening way.