▁both ▁the ▁East ▁and ▁West . ▁He ▁presents ▁a ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁and ▁its ▁forms ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁its ▁multip licity ▁and ▁inter related ness . ▁A ▁world ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁political ▁boundaries ▁are ▁not ▁arbitr arily ▁drawn ▁by ▁the ▁super pow ers . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁words ▁of ▁Edward ▁Sa id ▁" The ▁more ▁one ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁leave ▁one ’ s ▁cultural ▁home ▁the ▁more ▁one ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁judge ▁it , ▁and ▁the ▁whole ▁world ▁as ▁well , ▁with ▁the ▁spiritual ▁det achment ▁and ▁gener os ity ▁necessary ▁for ▁true ▁vision . ▁The ▁more ▁easily ▁too , ▁does ▁one ▁assess ▁ones elf ▁and ▁al ien ▁cult ures ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁combination ▁of ▁int im acy ▁and ▁distance ." ▁ ▁The ▁question ▁of ▁cultural ▁multip licity ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁cultural ▁dis location ▁comes ▁into ▁play . ▁Oriental ism ▁is ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁cultural ▁dis location ▁because ▁it ▁im posed ▁a ▁western ▁culture ▁on ▁the ▁“ orient ” ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁what ▁is ▁reflected ▁back ▁by ▁the ▁Orient ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁Oriental ▁culture ▁but ▁instead ▁a ▁colon ized ▁culture . ▁Cultural ▁multip licity ▁on ▁the ▁other ▁hand ▁is ▁maintain ing ▁one ’ s ▁own ▁cultural ▁identity ▁and ▁present ing ▁it ▁with ▁other ▁cult ures . ▁It ▁is ▁noted ▁that ▁“ N abil ▁K ans o ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁Middle ▁Eastern ▁artist ▁to ▁surface ▁outside , ▁if ▁not ▁against ▁the ▁framework ▁of ▁colonial ism .” ▁He ▁presents ▁a ▁view ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁through ▁the ▁boundary ▁situations ▁of ▁death , ▁love