Edward Said

Edward Said

male, deceased (2003)
postcolonial literature, Postcolonialism, postcolonial theory, Princeton University alumni, Academic, Arab American…palestinian, American, American Middle Eastern studies, Palestinian-American
Edward Wadie Saïd was a Palestinian-American literary theorist and outspoken Palestinian activist. He was University Professor of English and C...
Ali Abunimah

Ali Abunimah

male
one state shared by two peoples, binational solution, activist, West Bank, electronic intifada, Los Angeles Times…Arab American Action Network, Palestinian-American, palestinian
Ali Hasan Abunimah is a Palestinian-American, born of a mother made a refugee in 1948 from the village of Lifta now in Israel, and a father from...
Ray Hanania

Ray Hanania

male, 56 years old
palestinian, activist, Palestinian-American, Arab-American, Print syndication, September 11, 2001 attacks…American, Arab American
Ray Hanania (b. Chicago, Illinois, 1953) is an Arab-American journalist also known for his stand-up comedy. Hanania writes a syndicated column with...
Sami Al-Arian

Sami Al-Arian

male, 51 years old
terrorist, Palestinian-American, International Institute of Islamic Thought, Funding of terrorism, Computer Engineer, Computer engineering…Palestinian Islamic Jihad, American, palestinian
Sami Amin Al-Arian is a Palestinian computer engineer who was convicted of conspiracy to help Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Al-Arian, a former...
Joseph Massad

Joseph Massad

male, 46 years old
Antisemitism, anti-Zionism, arab, Academic, Arab American, palestinian…American Middle Eastern studies, Palestinian-American, Palestinian Christian, American Christian
Joseph Andoni Massad is an Associate Professor of Modern Arab Politics and Intellectual History at Columbia University. He is of Palestinian Arab...
Dean Obeidallah

Dean Obeidallah

male
comedian, Palestinian-American, Italian-American, lodi, bethlehem, American…Arab American
Dean Obeidallah is an Arab/Italian-American comedian, who was born in Lodi, New Jersey. His father was born in Battir, Palestine, a small village...
Dj Khaled

Dj Khaled

male, 32 years old
Muslim, Pitbull, Palestinian-American, Listennn The Album, Khalid ibn-al-Walid, Making The Video…palestinian, American
DJ Khaled (born in New Orleans, Louisiana as Khaled Khaled,, English trans: "eternal" this name was borne by a 7th century Islamic military leader,...
Mubarak Awad

Mubarak Awad

male
American, Palestinian Christian, palestinian, Palestinian-American, Palestinian Centre for the Study of Nonviolence, nonviolent resistance
Mubarak Awad is a Palestinian-American psychologist and advocate of nonviolent resistance. Awad, who is also a Palestinian Christian, was born in...
Sirhan Sirhan

Sirhan Sirhan

male, 65 years old
Prisoners sentenced to death, Robert F. “Bobby” Kennedy, Corcoran, murderer, life sentence, prisoner sentenced to death…American, palestinian, Palestinian-American
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan is the convicted assassin of United States Senator Robert F. “Bobby” Kennedy. He is currently serving a life sentence at the...
Simon Shaheen

Simon Shaheen

male, 54 years old
Palestinian-American, Arab citizen of Israel, Arab American, haifa, Arab Israeli, Hebrew University of Jerusalem…American, palestinian
Simon Shaheen is an Arab Israeli (Palestinian) oud and violin virtuoso and composer. At the age of 2, Shaheen moved with his family to Haifa.