Palestinian Symbols
Explore personalities who left their mark on Palestinian culture, literature, and art
Mahmoud Darwish
Palestinian poet and author who is regarded as the Palestinian national poet. He won numerous awards for his literary ou...
Edward Said
Palestinian-American academic, literary critic, and political activist. A founding figure of postcolonial studies, he is...
Naji al-Ali
Palestinian political cartoonist, noted for the criticism of Israel and Arab regimes in his works. He is most famous for...
Ghassan Kanafani
Palestinian author and leading member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. He wrote novels, short stori...
Fadwa Tuqan
Palestinian poet known for her representations of resistance to Israeli occupation in contemporary Arab poetry.