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Sadhij Nassar
Sadhij Nassar (born Baha'i; 1900–1970) was a Palestinians, Palestinian activist and journalist. She is known for her work on the newspaper Al-Karmil (newspaper), Al-Karmil with her husband, Najib Nassar, and for being the first Palestinian woman taken as a political prisoner under the Mandatory Palestine, British Mandate. In 2022, ''Middle East Eye'' described her as one of 'the most prominent Palestinian feminists'. Personal life Sadhij Nassar was born in Haifa when it was part of the Ottoman Empire. Her grandfather was the founder of the Baháʼí Faith, Baha'i faith, Baháʼu'lláh. Her father was his son, Mirza Badiʻu'lláh Effendí, Mírzá Badíʻu'lláh Effendí. She attended and graduated from the Sisters of Nazareth School in Haifa. In 1927, she married Najib Nassar, who had been her Arabic teacher. He was thirty years older than her and she was his second wife. The couple had one son together. Nassar could speak four languages. Following the Nakba in 1948, Nassar a ... [...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] |
