The story that often will reduce the richness and diversity of an entire region, framed in the same, essentially disrespectful manner. These authors, who usually write and speak fluent English, are the West’s favourite story tellers of the Muslim world, but only if, they tell a story that matches the one found in old and recycled stereotypes of the East. With one bestseller following another, some writers have become celebrities across the world. These writers themselves live in the West, but have taken it upon themselves to explain the East and Islam to others in the West. The past decade and a half has seen a growing popularity of authors who write about the East, usually Muslim societies.
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