The world-renowned Palestinian-American academic Edward Said was born to Christian parents in Jerusalem in 1935 but fled his home along with his family in 1947 in the lead-up to the creation of Israel in 1948.
He went on to write several books on music, media representation, literature, and colonialism, including Orientalism - said to be one of the most influential texts of the 20th century.
So who exactly was Edward Said and how is his legacy prevalent today?
