# @shabnamnasimi on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DNfv0WstsGv
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/33554934-shabnamnasimi-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/e59b5c029a.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-08-18T12:28:41.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Shabnam Nasimi (@ShabnamNasimi) — https://gondola.cc/ShabnamNasimi

## Caption

Second bookshop in my London bookshop series.

At Osterley Bookshop, I came across books that show how empire shaped the way we see the world — even the words we still use.

“Middle East” is a term made up by colonial powers. It just means the region that was in the middle — from Europe’s point of view.

📍 Osterley Bookshop
📚 Where should I go next?

#middleeast #history #bookshop #literature #reading #osterely #LondonBookshops #PostcolonialHistory #egypt #turks #ottoman #pressfreedom #colonialarchives #napoleón #french #britishempire #salmanrushdie #writer

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Shabnam Nasimi | @ShabnamNasimi | https://gondola.cc/ShabnamNasimi | Writer |

## Tags

pressfreedom, britishempire, history, reading, french, egypt, colonialarchives, osterely, literature, writer, turks, middleeast, bookshop, ottoman, londonbookshops, napoleón, postcolonialhistory, salmanrushdie

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