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How long does it take to read Covering Islam?

how the media and the experts determine how we see the rest of the world

Edward W. Said

Covering Islam by Edward W. Said takes about 4 hours 6 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 4 hours 6 minutes

A weekend read

First published 1981. 224 pages, about 61,600 words.

9 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 6 hours 51 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 4 hours 6 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 2 hours 34 minutes

The page count is the median across 15 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

An unusually sharp look at the way in which the U.S. press and experts have dealt with the crisis in the Middle East and Iran.

Subjects: Public opinion, Islam, Publieke opinie, Öffentliche Meinung, Massamedia, Islam -- Public opinion

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