A founder of the Palestinian nationalist movement; a devout, diplomatic, and popular leader who spent much of his career in exile
An academic and prolific author who believed that poetry was a way to bring about change, give a voice to Palestinians, and promote peace
A renowned journalist, historian, and politician whose account of the 1948 War remains one of the most authoritative texts on the subject
An influential scholar, educator, journalist, and author and a prolific translator of Russian literature into Arabic
One of the few female artists who depicted Jerusalem in the mid-20th century
An accomplished scholar of Arabic and Islamic studies and award-winning translator who traced his creative talent to his Jerusalem childhood
A renowned Jerusalemite artist and art historian who was exiled in 1967 and spent the rest of his life creating art that would convey, and lead him back to, the city of his birth
An Arabic-language teacher and media personality who became the first Palestinian woman to work as a radio broadcaster