Orientalism in Laila Halaby’s Once in a Promised Land

In this paper, the researcher show how Laila Halabypresents informative perception into conflicts confrontation Arab Americans in post 9/11 America. Halaby turns Western look upon societies. symbolizes an America which is conspiratorial and submerged with religious enthusiasms. After 9/11, Halaby’s American characters become increasingly fanaticism mistrustful of Arabs Islamic cultures. Halaby, then, portrays intolerant xenophobic overwrought doubts discloses a that widespread anti-Arab racism. also propounds world patently divided between East West only arouses global crises such as drought, poverty war. She declares juveniles occurred on September 11, 2001, were direct result these epidemics. Moreover, offers perspective ignorantly perceiving United States alienated from impending all nations. For reason, Halaby's novel functions cautionary story decreeing to transcend binary frame reference for avoiding further escalating within or beyond borders.