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
A musician and diarist who created an invaluable account of life in Jerusalem from the late Ottoman to the British Mandate periods
A Palestinian scholar, historian, professor, and linguist who made significant contributions and prolific translations into Arabic and articulated and reformulated Islamic principles in a revolutionary manner
A poet and anthologist who spearheaded a massive effort to make Arabic literature available to English-speaking readers
A historian, archeologist, and expert on Palestinian cultural heritage and its preservation, with special expertise on Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and Hebron