Westoxification
n.— «Both shared common concerns about political freedom, the dangers of military and economic dependence on the United States, and the threat of cultural alienation due to the Westernization of Iranian education and society—what one secular intellectual termed “Westoxification” or “Westruckness,” that is, indiscriminate borrowing from and dependence upon the West.» —by John L. Esposito Islam: The Straight Path Jan. 1, 1998. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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