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- Country of residence: Palestine
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Khairiya Qasimia (born 1936 in Haifa , Palestine, died August 5, 2014 in Damascus ) [1] [2] is a late Palestinian writer, historian, and researcher . [3] She was born in Haifa in the midst of the Great Palestinian Revolution, then she took refuge with her family in Damascus in 1948. [2] She obtained a PhD in Modern and Contemporary Arab History in 1975 from Cairo University. [4] She worked as a consultant in the Documents Department at the Palestinian Research Center in Beirut, a lecturer at the Institute of Arab Research and Studies in Cairo, and a professor in the History Department at the Faculty of Arts , Damascus University . She was also a member of the Arab History Writing Committee at the same university.
Working life
Scholarly positions
- Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at Damascus University since 1972
- Visiting Professor: King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1995-1998
- Visiting Professor: Center for Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University, USA, 1993-1994
- Visiting Professor: Center for Middle Eastern Studies, University of Chicago, USA 1989-1990
- Visiting Professor: Department of History and Department of Anthropology, University of Notre Dame, USA, 1983–1984
- Visiting Professor: Institute for Arab Research and Studies (ALKSO), League of Arab States, Cairo, 1976–1979
- Historical Documents Consultant: The Palestinian Research Center, Beirut, Lebanon, 1972-1976
Her writings
- Palestinian flag, 1970
- The Jews of Arab countries, with d. Ali Ibrahim Abdo, Research Center, Beirut, 1971
- The Arab government in Damascus (1918-1920), Beirut, 1971
- Zionist activity in the Arab East and its resonance (1908-1918). 1973
- Ahmed Al-Shugairi, a Palestinian leader and Arab pioneer, 1987
- Awni Abdel Hadi, Private Papers, Beirut
- Israeli settlements in the occupied Arab lands since 1967, jointly, The General Book Organization, Cairo, 1978
- The Arab-Israeli Conflict in Maps, Institute for Arab Research and Studies, Cairo, 1979
- Palestinian memoirs and biographies, the Palestinian Encyclopedia, 1990
- the first Arab Ra'il; The Life and Papers of Nabih and Adel Al-Azma, 1991
- The Arab government in Damascus between 1918-1920 (book) 1992
- Zionist activity in the Arab East and its echo 1908-1918
- Memoirs of Muhsin al-Barazi 1947-1949, 1994
- The Arab World and the World Order, 1994
- Memoirs of Fawzi al-Qawuqji 1890–1977, Beirut, 1995
Articles and research:
- Palestine in the politics of Arab countries 1920-1984, 1980
- Arabic Manuscripts in Palestine, 1976
- America and the Arabs: The Development of American Policy in the Arab World: The Period Between the Two Wars, 1981
- Memoirs and Biographies as a Source for the History of Palestine in the Twentieth Century, 2005
- A page of King Abdul Aziz's concerns about the Palestinian cause: The Round Table Conference in London 1357-1358 AH / 1939 AD, 1999
- Ahmed Al Shugairi between the Palestinian national project and the Arab national project, 2005
- Zionist Activity in the Arab East and its Resonance (1908–1918), 1972
- Glimpses of Educational and Cultural Life Under the Faisal Government in Damascus 1918–1920, 1998
- A Shining Life: Lessons and Lessons, 1999
- The position of (Al-Muqtataf) magazine on Western civilization at the end of the Ottoman period, 1998
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