Welcome to On Orientalism, an Arabic-language podcast series bringing together scholars from across the Arab world and Europe to examine Orientalism as both a historical phenomenon and a living system of representation. In this introductory episode, host Yassin Adnan lays out the key questions of this project, as well as its political stakes. For more details visit www.moussem.be/en

• Yassin Adnan is a Moroccan writer, editor and journalist. Broadcaster of several cultural programmes since years, he now hosts the podcast Fi l’Istichrak (On Orientalism) with the London-based Mujtama platform for historical and critical studies. Board member of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF), editor of Marrakech Noir ; he has issued five poetry anthologies, three short story collections, and the novel Hot Maroc. His work has been pub ...