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Biographies

Biography
As‘ad al-Shuqairi
1860 - February 1940
Biography
Muhammad Ruhi al-Khalidi
1864 - 6 August 1913
Biography
Jurji Habib Hanania
1864 - 1920
Biography
Bendali Saliba al-Jawzi
1871 - 1942
Biography
Omar al-Bitar
1880 - 16 June 1946
Biography
Alfred Roch
1882 - 22 April 1942
Biography
George Antonius
1891 - 1942
Biography
Muhammad Ali al-Taher
1896 - 22 August 1974
Biography
Musa Alami
8 May 1897 - 8 June 1984
Biography
Fuad Saba
1902 - 27 August 1984
Biography
Badr Lama
23 April 1907 - 1 October 1947
Biography
Salma Khadra Jayyusi
16 April 1925 - 20 April 2023
Biography
Ibrahim Abu-Lughod
15 February 1929 - 23 May 2001
Biography
Yasir Arafat
24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004
Biography
Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad)
10 October 1935 - 16 April 1988
Biography
Edward W. Said
1 November 1935 - 24 September 2003
Biography
Kamal Boullata
1942 - 6 August 2019
Biography
Abd al-Aziz Rantisi
1947 - 17 April 2004

Events

Event
Great Britain Invades and Occupies Egypt
1882
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Hussein-McMahon Correspondence: Prelude to the Arab Revolt against the Ottomans
14 July 1915 - 30 March 1916
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Alexandria Protocol and the League of Arab States
7 October 1944
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Pact of the League of Arab States; Annex on Palestine
22 March 1945
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France Recognizes Israel on a de facto Basis
24 January 1949
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Nationalization of the Suez Canal
26 July 1956
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2nd Arab Summit Meets in Alexandria; Welcomes Establishment of PLO
5 September 1964 - 11 September 1964
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2nd Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Alexandria
11 June 1979 - 12 June 1979
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4th Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Alexandria
5 July 1979 - 6 July 1979
Event
6th Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Alexandria
26 September 1979 - 27 September 1979
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Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Alexandria
27 March 1980
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Assassination of Atef Bseiso in Paris
8 June 1992
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To Satisfy Israel, France Backpedals on an Important Component of its Peace Initiative
9 March 2016 - 23 May 2016

Historical Media

Document
Jerusalem
1911

Historical Texts

Document
Letter from Sir Henry McMahon to Sharif Hussein
25 October 1915
Document
Sykes-Picot Agreement
16 May 1916
Document
Palin Commission Report
1 July 1920
Document
The Supreme Islamic Shari'a Council Order
20 December 1921
Document
The Alexandria Protocol on Forming the League of Arab States
7 October 1944
Document
Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Egypt And the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
12 September 1950
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Secretary-General Report A/39/130 - S/16409
13 March 1984

Highlights

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Palestinian Photographers before 1948
Documenting Life in a Time of Change
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Palestinian Visual Arts (III)
Explorers (1965-1995)
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Palestinian Cinema
From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression
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Sumud
Steadfastness as Everyday Resistance
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France and the Palestine Question before 1948
Competition with the British, North African Considerations, Lukewarm Support for Zionism
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The 1946 Anglo-American Committee
Humanitarianism Over Justice
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Palestine Liberation Organization (I)
The Reemergence of the Palestinian National Movement
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Nablus Soap Production
The Decline of an Ancient Heritage
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Palestinian Visual Arts (II)
Pathfinders (1955-1965)
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Sabra and Shatila, 16-18 September 1982
A Massacre by Proxy