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- [3. Salah Khalaf Abu Iyad  |  صلاح خلف، أبو إياد](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-archive-salah-khalaf-abu-iyad/): A Palestinian political organizer whose life ran from Jaffa and the 1948 Nakba through Cairo, Kuwait, Jordan, Lebanon and Tunisia.
- [2. Khalil al-Wazir, Abu Jihad  |  خليل الوزير، أبو جهاد](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-archive-khalil-al-wazir/): Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad) (1935–1988) helped establish Fatah, developed Palestinian political networks across several countries, and supported popular institutions during the First Intifada.
- [1. Yasir Arafat  |  ياسر عرفات](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-archive-yasir-arafat/): Yasir Arafat (1929–2004) led the Palestine Liberation Organization from 1969, shaped Palestinian diplomacy and national institutions, and represented Palestinian aspirations internationally.
- [6. Haydar Abd al-Shafi  |  حيدر عبد الشافي](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-archive-haydar-abd-al-shafi/): Haydar Abd al-Shafi (1919–2007) was a Gaza physician, founder of community-health institutions, member of the first PLO Executive Committee, and leader of the Palestinian delegation at the 1991 Madrid Peace Conference.
- [5. Anwar Nusseibeh  |  أنور نسيبة](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-archive-anwar-nusseibeh/): Anwar Nusseibeh (1913–1986) was a Jerusalem-born lawyer, 1948 civilian organizer, Jordanian cabinet minister and ambassador, and later a defender of Palestinian civic institutions in Jerusalem.
- [4. Shafiq al-Hout  |  شفيق الحوت](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-archive-shafiq-al-hout/): Shafiq al-Hout (1932–2009) was a Jaffa-born Palestinian writer and journalist, a co-founder of the Palestine Liberation Front–The Road to Return, a PLO representative in Lebanon and a critic of the Oslo agreements.
- [3. Abd al-Hamid al-Sayih  |  عبد الحميد السائح](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-archive-abd-al-hamid-al-sayih/): Abd al-Hamid al-Sayih (1907–2001) served as a sharia judge in Palestine, defended Jerusalem’s Muslim religious institutions after 1967 and presided over the Palestine National Council from November 1984 to the formal succession in April 1996.
- [2. Yahya Hammuda  |  يحيى حمودة](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-archive-yahya-hammuda-slug-yahya-hammuda/): Yahya Hammuda was a Palestinian lawyer and refugee-rights organizer who led the Palestine Liberation Organization’s Executive Committee during the 1967–1969 transition and subsequently chaired the Palestine National Council from February 1969 to July 1971.
- [1. Ahmad al-Shuqairi  |  أحمد الشقيري](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-archive-ahmad-al-shuqairi/): Ahmad al-Shuqairi (1908–1980) was a Palestinian lawyer, Arab League and United Nations diplomat, and founding chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization’s Executive Committee from 1964 to December 1967.
- [15. Tarab Abd al-Hadi  | طَرب عبد الهادي](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-archive-tarab-abd-al-hadi/): Jenin-born Palestinian organizer, member of the Arab Women’s Executive Committee, speaker in the 1929 delegation to the British High Commissioner, participant in public protest and women’s conferences in Cairo.
- [14.  Leila Khaled | ليلى خالد](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-archive-leila-khaled/): Born 9 April 1944 in Haifa.
- [13. Leila Shahid  |  ليلى شهيد](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-archive-leila-shahid/): 1949–2026 · Palestinian diplomat, researcher and cultural advocate.
- [12. Khalida Jarrar  |  خالدّة جرار](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-archive-khalida-jarrar/): Palestinian former legislator, prisoners’ rights advocate, researcher and women’s prison educator.
- [11. Hanan Ashrawi  |  حنان عشراوي](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-archive-hanan-ashrawi/): Palestinian academic, legislator, author and women’s rights advocate.
- [10. Issam Abd al-Hadi  |  عصام عبد الهادي](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-archive-issam-abd-al-hadi/): Founding president of the General Union of Palestinian Women.
- [9. Samiha Khalil  |  سميحة خليل](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-archive-samiha-khalil/): Palestinian social organizer, institution founder and political representative.
- [8. Yusra al-Barbari  |  يسرى البربري](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-archive-yusra-al-barbari/): Educator, women’s union founder and Palestinian civic leader.
- [7. Hind al-Husseini  |  هند الحسيني](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-archive-hind-al-husseini/): Educator, social welfare organizer and founder of Dar al-Tifl al-Arabi.
- [6. Fatima al-Budeiri  |  فاطمة البديري](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-archive-fatima-al-budeiri/): Palestinian broadcaster, professional radio newsreader, educator and librarian (1923–2009).
- [05. Anbara Salam Khalidi  |  عنبرة سلام الخالدي](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-political-figures-anbara-salam-khalidi/): Lebanese Arab feminist, writer, translator and civic organizer.
- [04. Asma Tubi  |  أسمى طوبي](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-archive-political-figures-asma-tubi/): Palestinian writer, poet, playwright, journalist, broadcaster and women’s organizer.
- [3. Zulaykha al-Shihabi  |  زليخة الشهابي](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-political-figures-zulaykha-al-shihabi/): Palestinian women’s political organizer, educator and civic leader.
- [2. Sadhij Nassar  |  ساذج نصار](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-archive-political-figures-sadhij-nassar/): Palestinian journalist, al-Karmel editor and women’s political organizer.
- [About Gaza Diary | Palestine Archive & Shahab Khan](https://gazadiary.com/about-gaza-diary-palestine-archive/): Gaza Diary is an author-led literary, educational and documentation initiative dedicated to Palestinian history, culture, human rights, historical memory and the people behind the headlines.
- [01 Matiel Mogannam  |  متيل مغنم](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-archive-political-figures-matiel-mogannam/): Palestinian women’s movement leader, political organizer and author.
- [ 15. Abd al-Qadir al-Husseini  |  عبد القادر الحسيني](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-political-figures-abd-al-qadir-al-husseini/): Palestinian political organizer, journalist and commander.
- [16. Izzeddin al-Qassam  |  عز الدين القسام](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-political-figures-izzeddin-al-qassam/): Syrian-born Muslim preacher, teacher and community organizer whose work connected religious education, social support and anti-colonial resistance in Syria and Palestine.
- [ Ahmad Hilmi Abd al-Baqi  |  أحمد حلمي عبد الباقي](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-political-figures-ahmad-hilmi-abd-al-baqi/): Palestinian political and economic leader, banker, public administrator and poet.
- [Izzat Tannous](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-archive-political-figures-izzat-tannous/): Palestinian physician, pediatrician, political advocate and writer.
- [Muhammad Amin al-Husseini](https://gazadiary.com/political-figures-muhammad-amin-al-husseini/): Palestinian Muslim religious leader and nationalist politician.
- [Subhi al-Khadra](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-archive-political-figures-subhi-al-khadra/): Palestinian nationalist, lawyer, former military officer and political organizer from Safad.
- [ Raghib al-Nashashibi ](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-political-figures-raghib-al-nashashibi/): Palestinian political leader, civil engineer, Ottoman parliamentarian, municipal leader and long-serving Mayor of Jerusalem.
- [ Abd al-Latif Salah    عبد اللطيف صلاح](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-political-figures-abd-al-latif-salah/): Palestinian lawyer, jurist, legal educator and political leader whose career connected the late Ottoman legal administration, the Palestinian national movement and the legal-political institutions of the post-Nakba period.
- [Mu'in al-Madi  |  معين الماضي](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-archive-political-figures-muin-al-madi/): Palestinian Arab nationalist from Ijzim whose political career connected late Ottoman administration, the Palestinian national movement, al-Istiqlal, the 1936 national movement, years of exile and the political crisis of 1947–1948.
- [Rashid al-Haj Ibrahim  |  رشيد الحاج إبراهيم](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-political-figures-rashid-al-haj-ibrahim/): Palestinian nationalist, political organizer, banker, newspaper founder and leading public figure of Haifa.
- [Awni Abd al-Hadi  |  عوني عبد الهادي](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-archive-political-figures-awni-abd-al-hadi/): Palestinian lawyer, Arab nationalist, political organizer and diplomat whose career extended from the late Ottoman period through the Mandate era, the 1948 Palestinian political transition, Jordanian public service and the Arab League.
- [ Jamal al-Husseini  |  جمال الحسيني](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-political-figuresjamal-al-husseini/): Palestinian political leader, party chairman, writer and diplomat whose career extended from the Mandate-era national movement through Arab diplomacy, international representation and the All-Palestine Government.
- [Omar al-Saleh al-Barghouti  |  عمر صالح البرغوثي](https://gazadiary.com/omar-al-saleh-al-barghouti-palestine-archieve/): 1894, Deir Ghassaneh according to PalQuest; Jerusalem in the Palestinian Encyclopedia.
- [Muhammad Ali al-Taher  |  محمد علي الطاهر](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-political-figures-muhammad-ali-al-taher/): Muhammad Ali al-Taher was a Palestinian journalist, writer and political activist whose public career linked Palestine with the wider Arab and Islamic political and journalistic worlds from the final Ottoman years through the post-Nakba period.
- [Musa Alami](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-archive-political-figures-musa-alami/): Palestinian lawyer, nationalist, international representative and founder of the Arab Development Society.
- [Mohammed Ali al-Ja'bari  |  محمد علي الجعبري](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-political-figures-mohammed-ali-al-jabari/): Palestinian religious scholar, lawyer, political figure, mayor of Hebron and founder of the institution that developed into Hebron University.
- [Sheikh_Asad_Shukeiri](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-archive-political-figures-asad-al-shuqairi/): As'ad al-Shuqairi (1860–February 1940) was an Acre-born Palestinian religious scholar and Ottoman political figure.
- [Muhammad Ruhi al-Khalidi](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-political-figures-muhammad-ruhi-al-khalidi/): Muhammad Ruhi al-Khalidi (1864–6 August 1913) was a Jerusalem-born Palestinian scholar, Ottoman diplomat, writer, constitutional politician, and member of the Ottoman Parliament.
- [Sa'id al-Karmi](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-political-figures-said-al-karmi/): Shaykh Sa'id ibn 'Ali ibn Mansur al-Karmi, commonly known as Sa'id al-Karmi, was a Palestinian religious scholar, jurist, educator, Arabic-language scholar, orator, poet and public official from Tulkarm.
- [Nakhla Zurayq](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-political-figures-nakhla-zurayq/): Nakhla Zurayq was a Beirut-born Arabist, teacher and literary figure who spent most of his professional life in Jerusalem.
- [MUHAMMAD HAFIZ BEK AL-SA'ID](https://gazadiary.com/palestinepoliticalfigures-muhammad-hafiz-bek-al-said/): Muhammad Hafiz Bek al-Sa'id was a Gaza-born Ottoman administrator and Jaffa public figure whose career crossed local government, judicial administration, municipal leadership, Ottoman parliamentary politics, Arabic-language advocacy and the movement for administrative decentralization in the Arab provinces.
- [Musa Kazim al-Husayni](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-political-figures-musa-kazim-al-husayni/): Musa Kazim al-Husseini (1853–1934) was a Jerusalem-born public figure whose career moved through two political settings.
- [ Ali al-Rimawi ](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-political-figures-ali-al-rimawi/): Ali al-Rimawi (1860–1919) was a Palestinian religious scholar, poet, teacher and journalist associated with Beit Rima and Jerusalem.
- [Aref al-Dajani](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-political-figures-aref-al-dajani/): Aref al-Dajani was a Jerusalem-born Ottoman administrator and Palestinian public figure whose career passed from senior Ottoman government service into the political life of Jerusalem and Palestine after the British occupation.
- [Jurji Habib Hanania ](https://gazadiary.com/political-figures-jurji-habib-hanania-palestine/): Jerusalem printer, journalist, publisher of al-Quds, and late Ottoman public and intellectual figure.
- [Najib Nassar](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-archive-political-figures-najib-nassar/): Palestinian journalist, publisher of al-Karmel, writer, and political figure; prominent opponent of Zionism.
- [Said al-Shawwa](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-archive-political-figures-said-al-shawwa/): Gaza municipal leader, major landowner, Palestinian political figure, and member of the Supreme Moslem Sharia Council.
- [ Freih Abu Middein](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-archive-politicalfigures-freih-abu-middein/): Palestinian political, municipal and tribal leader, mayor of Bir al-Sabiʿ, and shaykh of the Hanajira clan.
- [Bendali Saliba al-Jawzi ](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-scholar-historian-bendali-saliba-al-jawzi/): Palestinian scholar, historian, linguist, university professor and translator.
- [Yusuf Diya al-Khalidi](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-political-figures-yusuf-diya-al-khalidi/): Jerusalem statesman, municipal leader, Ottoman parliamentarian, administrator, translator, teacher and scholar.
- [palestine-archive/](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-archive/): Research and archival work is currently underway.
- [blog](https://gazadiary.com/blog/)
- [GLOBAL VOICES FOR PALESTINE](https://gazadiary.com/global-voices-for-palestine/): Celebrities, artists, leaders, journalists and public figures standing in solidarity.
- [Privacy Policy](https://gazadiary.com/privacy-policy/): How Gaza Diary collects, uses, protects, and handles information when you visit or interact with the Website.
- [Gaza Hospitals Destroyed](https://gazadiary.com/gaza-hospitals-destroyed/): Documentation of Israel's systematic destruction of Gaza's healthcare system — all 36 hospitals attacked, 31 rendered non-functional, 728+ health workers killed in direct attacks, 1,581+ total medical personnel killed, and 2,119 documented attacks on medical facilities since October 7, 2023.
- [Palestine QUiz](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-knowledge-quiz/): Challenge yourself with a quiz that matters. Learn, measure, and share what you know about one of the world's most significant regions.
- [Disclaimer](https://gazadiary.com/disclaimer-palestine-archive/): Disclaimer and editorial principles for the information presented throughout the Gaza Diary archive.
- [Palestine Recognition: Countries & UN History](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-recognition-countries-un-history/): A comprehensive documentation of the global diplomatic recognition of the State of Palestine — from the first recognitions in 1988 to the wave of 2024, including statements by leaders, countries that don't recognize Israel, and all official sources.
- [ICC Arrest Warrants](https://gazadiary.com/icc-arrest-warrants-netanyahu-gallant/): On 21 November 2024, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza, including starvation as a method of warfare.
- [ICJ Case](https://gazadiary.com/south-africa-v-israel-icj-genocide-case/): South Africa v.
- [Shahab Khan Gaza Diary Author](https://gazadiary.com/shahab-khan-author-gaza-diary/): Shahab Khan is an Indian author, poet, storyteller and graphic designer based in Bhopal, India.
- [Context & Purpose](https://gazadiary.com/context-purpose-palestine-human-story/): To understand Gaza Diary, it is important to understand the environment in which Mariam and her family live. Gaza is more than a location in the novel.
- [Themes & Messages](https://gazadiary.com/themes-messages/): Beneath Mariam's personal story, Gaza Diary explores questions of hope, family, childhood, resilience and the power of preserving a story.
- [Characters](https://gazadiary.com/characters/): Every story is shaped by the people who live it, love through it, and carry its memories.
- [about](https://gazadiary.com/gaza-diary-the-story-of-mariam-shahab-khan/): A young girl's diary becomes a record of dreams, family, loss and resilience as her world changes around her.
- [Frequently Asked Questions on Palestine](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-faq/): Palestine FAQ, Palestine FAQ covering history, Zionism, occupation, Gaza war, refugees, resistance, international law, media and the Palestinian struggle.
- [Glossary of Key Terms on Palestine](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-glossary-key-terms/): Understand the essential vocabulary of the Palestinian struggle — historical events, legal concepts, political movements, and cultural symbols that define the discourse on Palestine.
- [Student Youth Activism Guide for Palestine Solidarity](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-activism-guide/): From campus organizing to letter writing, from boycotts to social media campaigns — a comprehensive toolkit for students and youth to take effective action for Palestinian rights.
- [ Interfaith Solidarity](https://gazadiary.com/interfaith-solidarity-palestine/): Across religious divides, people of conscience are uniting for Palestine.
- [gaza diary latters](https://gazadiary.com/letters-from-around-the-world-gaza-diary/): Different places.
- [Palestine Infographics & Data](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-infographics-data/): Interactive data visualizations that bring the numbers to life — casualty statistics, settlement growth, water access, military aid, refugees, and prisoners.
- [Palestinian Poetry& Art of Resistance](https://gazadiary.com/palestinian-poetry-art-resistance/): From Mahmoud Darwish's immortal verses to Naji al-Ali's Handala, from the embroidery of Tatreez to the graffiti on the West Bank Wall — Palestinian art has always been an act of resistance, memory, and survival.
- [palestine Legal & Human Rights](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-legal-human-rights/): The complete legal framework — UN resolutions, ICJ rulings, ICC arrest warrants, apartheid findings, and the human rights documentation that establishes Israel's violations of international law.
- [Historical-Calendar](https://gazadiary.com/palestinian-historical-calendar/): Six dates that define the Palestinian calendar — each marking a moment of loss, resistance, and remembrance.
- [gaza Resistance Stories](https://gazadiary.com/palestinian-resistance-stories-gaza/): Behind every statistic is a human being with a name, a family, and a story.
- [Boycott Targets](https://gazadiary.com/bds-boycott-targetsgazagenocide/): The corporations providing weapons, technology, and financial backing to Israel's occupation — and the global BDS (Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions) movement working to hold them accountable.
- [ISRAEL CRIME PARTNERS](https://gazadiary.com/military-financial-support-israel/): The countries, corporations, and financial institutions that provide the weapons, funding, and diplomatic cover enabling Israel's occupation and war on Gaza — over $310 billion in US aid alone since 1948.
- [Hind Rajab](https://gazadiary.com/hind-rajab-memorial/): "I'm so scared. Please come and get me." — The voice of a five-year-old girl that became the voice of 17,000+ Palestinian children killed in Gaza.
- [Resources & References](https://gazadiary.com/palestinian-books-films-organizations/): A comprehensive repository of trusted sources — from essential books and documentaries to human rights organizations, UN resolutions, legal rulings, and verified aid channels.
- [Current Situation & Future](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-current-situation-future/): Documenting the present catastrophe in Gaza, the historic legal reckoning at the ICJ and ICC, the collapse of the two-state paradigm, and the concrete pathways for global solidarity and action.
- [Resistance, Culture & Solidarity](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-resistance-culture-solidarity/): From the Great March of Return to the poetry of Mahmoud Darwish, from the BDS movement to the steadfast farmers of Masafer Yatta — the multifaceted Palestinian resistance against erasure and the unwavering will to remain.
- [Life Under Occupation](https://gazadiary.com/life-under-occupation-palestine/): The daily reality of millions of Palestinians under Israeli military occupation — illegal settlements on stolen land, a network of checkpoints and walls, the suffocating siege of Gaza, and the systematic violation of fundamental human rights.
- [Palestinian Culture](https://gazadiary.com/palestinian-culture/): A living heritage that has survived centuries of conquest and displacement — from the embroidered thobe and the communal dabke circle to the poetry of Mahmoud Darwish and the hospitality that defines Palestinian identity.
- [History of Palestine](https://gazadiary.com/history-of-palestine/): A comprehensive journey through 4,000+ years of Palestinian history — from Canaanite civilization to the Islamic conquest, Ottoman rule, the British Mandate, the 1948 Nakba, the 1967 occupation, and the ongoing struggle for justice and self-determination.
- [Palestine: A Sacred Land of Resilience & Identity](https://gazadiary.com/palestine-history-faith-identity/): Located at the crossroads of three continents, Palestine is a land of profound historical depth, religious veneration, and unwavering human steadfastness.
- [Freedom Flotilla](https://gazadiary.com/freedom-flotilla-madleen-mission/): In June 2025, twelve civilians sailed aboard the Madleen toward Gaza carrying humanitarian supplies and a message of solidarity with Palestinians living under siege.
- [contact](https://gazadiary.com/contact/): Your voice belongs here. Whether you have a question, a thought about the book, or simply want to reach out, we would love to hear from you.
- [Author Latter](https://gazadiary.com/letter-from-the-author-gaza-diary-shahab-khan/): “Some stories are written to be read.
- [Home](https://gazadiary.com/): In the rubble of Gaza, hope writes its own diary.

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