"Dişileştirilmiş" Doğu'da Kadın: Şehrazat ile Peçe Duvarını Yıkmak

Orientalism is portrayed by Edward Said within the context of how cultural differences have made West construct an image East with dichotomy Orient/Occident. Numerous writings been engendered depicting Eastern culture, tradition, and religion that shaped West’s perceptions East. These revolved around not only ethnicity but also gender, hence leading to juxtaposition Orient-Occident feminine-masculine. This alignment has brought forward most common stereotype pertaining place woman, in other words, veiled woman which a predominant symbol Thus, can be said “feminized” West. Initiated cultural, political, religious divide between East, this “feminization” was deepened ongoing representations Oriental women Westerners history Orientalism: kept “silence” Unlike these representations, there powerful who broke silence inspired women: Scheherazade. Through her stories, Scheherazade encouraged men look past their own ignorance biases, recognize existence value women, encourage remove veil demand rights. In paper, aim explore The Tales One Thousand Nights (The Arabian Nights) inspirited through art storytelling fight for emancipation from engrained stereotypes.