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List of Palestinians
The following is a list of prominent Palestinians, both from Palestine and from the Palestinian diaspora.
Academic figures
- Ibrahim Abu Lughod , sociologist
- Salman Abu Sitta , academic
- Naseer Aruri , academic
- Samih Farsoun , sociologist
- Ismail Raji al-Faruqi, philosopher and student of religion
- Mujid S. Kazimi , nuclear physicist
- Rashid Khalidi , historian
- Walid Khalidi , historian
- Khaled Mardam-Bey, programmer (Palestinian mother)
- Sari Nusseibeh, philosopher, diplomat
- Mazin Qumsiyeh , geneticist
- Edward Said, literary critic
- Elias Sanbar , historian
- Anis Sayigh , historian
- Yezid Sayigh , historian
- Yusif Sayigh , economist
- Hisham Sharabi , intellectual
- Ahmad Teebi, geneticist and dysmorphologist
Cultural figures
Writers
- Mahmoud Darwish, poet
- Emile Habibi , author
- Nathalie Handal , poet, editor
- Ghassan Kanafani, author
- Ghada Karmi , author
- Sahar Khalifa , novelist
- Naomi Shihab Nye, poet (Palestinian father)
- Khalil al-Sakakini , author
- Abu Salma, poet
- Fadwa Tuqan , poet
- Ibrahim Tuqan , poet
Stage and screen
- Hany Abu-Assad , film director
- Mohammed Bakri , actor
- Hanna Elias , film director (The Olive Harvest )
- Elia Suleiman , film director (Divine Intervention)
- Tawfik Abu Wael , film director (Atash )
Musicians
- El-Funoun , dance company
- Kamilya Jubran , singer
- Reem Kelani , singer
- Simon Shaheen , oud virtuoso, composer
Visual artists
- Naji al-Ali , cartoonist
- Mona Hatoum, sculptor
- Omayya Joha , cartoonist
- Jafar Tukan , architect
Political figures
Politicians
PLO
Hamas
Other
Foreign
Activists
Religious figures
Christianity
Islam
- Amin al-Husayni, former Mufti of Jerusalem
- Ikrimeh Sabri , current Mufti of Jerusalem
See also
External links
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