This collection by various researchers offers a critical counter-narrative to Edward Said's groundbreaking book, Orientalism. While acknowledging Said's immense influence on postcolonial studies, the essays argue that his work presents a biased and monolithic view of the West's engagement with the East. The contributors analyze Said's methodology and arguments, collectively painting a picture of Orientalism as a polemical, rather than purely scholarly, text. They challenge his generalizations, suggesting his influential thesis is ultimately a flawed and partial representation, constituting a 'biased portrait' of its own.