1.0The Texas Observerhttps://www.texasobserver.orgNaomi Shihab Nyehttps://www.texasobserver.org/author/naomi-shihab-nye/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="DIWryvs6Zt"><a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/1551-afterword-meeting-edward-said-at-the-alamo/">Afterword</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.texasobserver.org/1551-afterword-meeting-edward-said-at-the-alamo/embed/#?secret=DIWryvs6Zt" width="600" height="338" title="“Afterword” — The Texas Observer" data-secret="DIWryvs6Zt" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Meeting Edward Said at the Alamo BY NAOMI SHIHAB NYE ears ago, Edward Said telephoned my house from downtown San Antonio, only blocks away. He had just finished speaking to the World Affairs Council. “Don’t you think it’s time we met?” he asked. I was startled and honored he would call. He suggested we meet […]https://www.texasobserver.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/about-the-texas-observer.jpg740402