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Albert Aghazarian
Albert Aghazarian (18 August 1950 – 2020) was a Palestinians, Palestinian historian, translator, university administrator, and political spokesperson from Jerusalem. He served in various capacities during his career, but he is most remembered for his role in the public relations office at Birzeit University, Bir Zeit University in the 1980s–1990s and for serving as a press official during the Madrid Conference of 1991, 1991 Madrid Conference. He made numerous media and conference appearances during his career and worked as a historian, writer, editor, and translator throughout his life, with a special focus on the history of Jerusalem. Early life and education Albert was born on 18 August 1950, in Jerusalem, the youngest of six children. His family is part of the Armenian Community of Jerusalem, Armenian and Armenian Apostolic Church, Orthodox Christian community of Jerusalem. His grandparents were survivors and refugees of the Armenian genocide. His parents were Elise Tachjia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palestinians
Palestinians () are an Arab ethnonational group native to the Levantine region of Palestine. *: "Palestine was part of the first wave of conquest following Muhammad's death in 632 CE; Jerusalem fell to the Caliph Umar in 638. The indigenous population, descended from Jews, other Semitic groups, and non-Semitic groups such as the Philistines, had been mostly Christianized. Over succeeding centuries it was Islamicized, and Arabic replaced Aramaic (a Semitic tongue closely related to Hebrew) as the dominant language" * : "Palestinians are the descendants of all the indigenous peoples who lived in Palestine over the centuries; since the seventh century, they have been predominantly Muslim in religion and almost completely Arab in language and culture." * : "Furthermore, Zionism itself was also defined by its opposition to the indigenous Palestinian inhabitants of the region. Both the 'conquest of land' and the 'conquest of labor' slogans that became central to the dominant stra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
