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Khairiya Qasmiyya (born 1936 in Haifa , Palestine – died 5 August 2014 in Damascus ) was a late Palestinian writer , historian and researcher . She was born in Haifa in the midst of the Great Palestinian Revolt, and then took refuge with her family in Damascus in 1948. She obtained a PhD in Modern and Contemporary Arab History in 1975 from Cairo University. 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.
Her professional life
Academic 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: Arab Research and Studies Institute (ALECSO), League of Arab States , Cairo , 1976–1979.
Historical Documents Consultant: Palestinian Research Center, Beirut , Lebanon , 1972–1976.
Her works
Palestinian flag, 1970.
Jews of the Arab Countries, with Dr. Ali Ibrahim Abdo, Research Center, Beirut, 1971.
The Arab Government in Damascus (1918-1920), Beirut, 1971.
Zionist activity in the Arab East and its repercussions (1908-1918) 1973.
Ahmed Al-Shuqairi, Palestinian leader and Arab pioneer, 1987.
Awni Abdel Hadi, Private Papers, Beirut.
Israeli Settlements in the Arab Territories Occupied Since 1967, in collaboration with the General Egyptian Book Organization, Cairo, 1978.
The Arab-Israeli Conflict in Maps, Institute of Arab Research and Studies, Cairo, 1979.
Palestinian Memoirs and Biographies, The Palestinian Encyclopedia, 1990.
The First Arab Generation: 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 repercussions 1908-1918.
Mohsen Al-Barazi's memoirs 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 Arab Politics 1920-1984, 1980.
Arabic Manuscripts in Palestine, 1976.
America and the Arabs: The Development of American Policy in the Arab World: The Interwar Period, 1981.
Memoirs and Biographies as a Source for the History of Palestine in the Twentieth Century, 2005.
A page from King Abdulaziz’s concerns about the Palestinian issue: The Round Table Conference in London 1357-1358 AH / 1939 AD, 1999.
Ahmed Al-Shukairy between the Palestinian National Project and the Arab National Project, 2005.
Zionist Activity in the Arab East and Its Echoes (1908–1918), 1972.
Glimpses of Educational and Cultural Life under Faisal's Government in Damascus 1918–1920, 1998.
The Life of Sate' Al-Husri: Lessons and Morals, 1999.
Al-Muqtataf magazine’s position on Western civilization in the late Ottoman period, 1998.
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