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- Country of residence: Palestine
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Born in Rafat in 1938; moved with his family to Bethlehem after the War of 1948; studied Law and Journalism at Damascus University from 1959-62; worked as freelance journalist; Co-founder with Yousef Nasser, and editor of Al-Fajr daily newspaper from 1972-1974; from 1984, was West Bank Correspondent for the Time Magazine from 1984; received the Overseas Press Club Award in 1985 in honor of the coverage of the assassination of Israeli PM Yitzhak Rabin; was joint winner of the Henry R. Luce Award for reporting on the battle of Jenin in April 2002.
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