The West is an Orientalist Joke October - November 2013, Beirut 31 x 24,5 cm Felt-tip pen on printed paper i The West refers to the countries whose culture is derived from Europe and are under the economic and military command of the United States of America. Orientalism is a term to describe a pervasive Western tradition, both academic and artistic, of prejudiced outsider interpretations of the Western Asia. The paper is from Barbar, a famous chain of take-away fast-food in Beirut. Tags: Beirut, Lebanon, West, orientalism, joke, Barbar