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- Country of residence: Jordan
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Salama Kaileh (July 4, 1955 - October 2, 2018) is a Palestinian writer and thinker. He is considered one of the most prominent Arab writers on Marxism, the left, nationalism, and Arab reality.
his life
Salameh was born in the city of Birzeit in 1955, and later was expelled by the Israeli occupation authorities, so he lived in Baghdad, and in 1979 he obtained a bachelor’s degree in political science from Baghdad University, then resided in Syria since 1981, then between Egypt, Jordan and France.
Salameh worked in the Palestinian resistance and then in the Arab left, and he was imprisoned for eight years in Syrian prisons from 1992 to 2000, when the Syrian authorities arrested him on charges of opposing the goals of the revolution, and he was arrested again in 2012, but this time he was deported outside Syria, Where he was deported to Jordan, and could not return to Palestine, because of his confessions in 1976, he is wanted by the Israeli authorities on charges of resistance work.
Salameh has written in many Arab newspapers and magazines such as The Lebanese Way, Al-Nahj, Arab Studies and Al-Wahda. He was also active and present on the Internet with his discussions and periodic articles on social media and prominent leftist websites.
He died on October 2, 2018 in the Jordanian capital, Amman, at the age of 63. His death came after a long struggle with leukemia.
His writings
He published a number of books, especially between 2001 and 2005, including:
Criticism of the party, Damascus House 1987.
Revolution and Organizational Problems, Awareness Publications 1986.
A critique of the current organizational experience, Awareness Publications 1988.
On Ideology and Organization, Damascus House 1987.
Heritage and the Future, House of Ascension / Beirut 1988.
Arabs and the question of the nation, Dar Al-Farabi / Beirut 1989.
A Critique of Popular Marxism, New Consciousness Publications 1990.
The problem of the Arab national movement - an attempt to clarify, Dar Kanaan / Damascus 1991.
Imperialism and the plundering of the world, Dar Al-Tanweer Al-Alami / Amman 1992.
Introduction to Land Ownership in Islam, Dar Al-Mada / Damascus 2001.
The Chaos of Ideas: Marxism and the Choices of Evolution, Springs House / Damascus 2001.
Materialism and idealism in Marxism - a discussion of ambiguous thought - Dar Al-Yanabi`, Damascus, 2001.
Socialism or Barbarism, Dar Bulaq / Amman, Literary Treasures House / Beirut 2001.
Theses for a militant Marxism, Dar al-Tanweer / Damascus, New Consciousness Publications 2002.
The era of the new empire, Dar al-Takween/Damascus 2003.
Detained Evolution: Marxism and the Choices of Socio-Economic Development, Dar Al-Talia Al-Jadeeda / Damascus 2003.
Problems of Marxism in the Arab World, Dar al-Takween/Damascus 2003.
Current Globalization: Mechanisms of Reproduction of the Capitalist Pattern, Nineveh House / Damascus 2004.
Future Dimensions: The Zionist Project and the Palestinian Question, Azma House / Amman 2004.
From Hegel to Marx: Topics on Controversy (C1), Dar Al-Farabi / Beirut 2004.
The Problematic of the Arab National Movement (Expanded Edition), Dar Ward / Amman 2005.
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