Bios

Palestinian Jerusalemites have made myriad and diverse contributions to their city’s history and community fabric. Here we profile some of those people—past and present; famous and obscure—whose lives and work and stories have helped shape the larger Jerusalem Story over time.

Mustafa al-Kurd

An iconic figure in Palestinian music whose work expressed the cultural and political experiences of Palestinians under occupation

Who Are the Palestinians of Jerusalem? Shireen Abu Akleh

A venerated Palestinian journalist who reported from the field in the occupied territories for a quarter of a century until she was murdered while on assignment.

Representation Faisal al-Husseini

A leader, activist, and diplomat affectionately referred to by his community as the Lion of Jerusalem

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Health and Health Care Georgette Rizek

An activist who lived through the Nakba and founded and directed the Infant Welfare Center, the first medical center in the Old City of Jerusalem

Khalil Raad

A prolific photographer whose body of work documented daily life in Jerusalem over six decades