@article{article_700799, title={Occidentalism/ Orientalism in Reverse: The West in the Eyes of Modern Arab Intellectuals}, journal={Journal of American Studies of Turkey}, pages={43–54}, year={2014}, author={Muharram, Mohammed Abdullah Hussein}, abstract={The Occidental Studies Unit at the King Faisal Center for Islamic Studies, Saudi Arabia is an indication of the interest of the Arab-Islamic World in “Occidentalism”. But what is Occidentalism? Does it really exist as a phenomenon that is opposed to Orientalism ? And how do Arab literary and non-literary writers view the West? In this article, I begin by exploring different views of Arab and western thinkers towards the existence of the phenomenon of “Occidentalism” or “orientalism in reverse” the dehumanized representation of the west , in an attempt to find a partial answer to the question some American intellectuals have been asking since 11 September 2001: why do they hate us?}, number={39}, publisher={American Studies Association of Turkey (ASAT)}