Education: Farya Faraji on Orientalism
This is a very long video made by an Iranian/Canadian ethnomusicologist discussing Orientalism and Western stereotypes about Middle Eastern and South East Asian music.
If you dance any style derived even in passing from Raqs Sharki and folkloric dances from the MENAHT area, you really should take your time and watch this in full. He also has some superb resources in is channel for education on MENAHT and early European music and music theory. Well worth your time!