Emile Habibi

@Novelists, Facts and Life ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Emile Habibi was a Palestinian writer and communist politician who is known for his insightful literary works Israeli Leaders Political Leaders Writers Novelists Virgo Celebrities Emile Habibi was a Palestinian writer and a communist politician who became one of the most popular authors in the Middle East through his insightful literary works. His works mostly depicted the conflicts in loyalties experienced by Palestinians living as an Arab minority in the Jewish state of Israel. Born in Palestine, he became a communist in the early 1940s when he had not even completed his graduation and later helped in founding the Communist Party of Israel. He served as a member of the parliament and served as the editor of the party’s newspaper for over three decades. Emile Habibi began writing fiction in the 1970s and created plays and short stories in addition to his novels. He was committed to nonviolence and peaceful coexistence between Arabs and Jews. He was one of the major forces in the development of the Arabic novel and provided it with some of its most interesting experimental works. His writings are credited with provoking serious debate among Palestinians within Israel and generating interest and controversy in the Arab world. With the debates raised through his political views, he succeeded in putting the Palestinian question firmly on the literary agenda. Throughout his career he kindled controversies, and the heated discussions generated through his work are testimony to his lasting importance as a prominent literary figure and a symbol of Palestinian identity

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Birthday: August 29, 1922 Died on: May 2, 1996 Nationality: Israeli Famous: Leaders, Political Leaders, Writers, Novelists Hobbies: Fishing Known as: Emile Habiby Birth Place: Haifa Information Detail Birthday August 29, 1922 Died on May 2, 1996 Nationality Israeli Famous Leaders, Political Leaders, Writers, Novelists Hobbies Fishing Known as Emile Habiby Birth Place Haifa Gender Male Sun Sign Virgo Born in Haifa Famous as Writer Died at Age 73

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He was married and had two sons. Unsplash Personal Life

Emile Habibi died on May 2, 1996, in Nazareth, Israel, at the age of 74. He was then moved from Nazareth to Haifa, his birth-city, and was buried there. Unsplash Personal Life

Emile Habibi was born on August 29, 1922, in Haifa, mandatory Palestine, to a family of Protestant Christian Arabs, who originally belonged to the nearby village of Shafa Amr. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

After receiving his early education, he started studying for a London University degree in petroleum engineering through correspondence, but failed to complete his education. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Emile Habibi became a news announcer for the Palestinian broadcasting station in Jerusalem after withdrawing from his studies. Unsplash Career

He tried his hands at numerous different jobs during the initial years of his career before he decided to pursue writing seriously. He worked in an oil refinery and also as a radio announcer among other odd jobs. Unsplash Career

He became deeply involved in the resistance movement against the British mandatory government in Palestine and in 1940, became a member of the Palestine Communist Party (PCP) along with several other Palestinian and Arab writers. Unsplash Career

In September 1943, he joined the National Liberation League that was formed out of the PCP. The following year, he was appointed the editor-in-chief of the PCP newspaper, ‘Al-Ittihad’. Unsplash Career

During the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, he stayed in Haifa while many others chose to flee away or were forced to leave the country by the Israeli Army. Unsplash Career

In 1974, Emile Habibi wrote his most acclaimed novel titled ‘al-Waqa’i al-Ghariba fi Ikhtifa Sa’id Abi’l-Nahs al-Mutasha’il’ (The Secret Life of Saeed the Pessoptimist). It narrates the life, fortunes, and misfortunes of an Arab living within Israeli borders and is considered to be one of the best novels written in Arabic. Unsplash Major Works

As a politician, he supported the struggle of the Palestinian people who stayed behind after the creation of the state of Israel on their land. He fought to defend their legal, political and human rights, devoting most of his active life for the promotion of their cause. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	August 29, 1922
Died on	May 2, 1996
Nationality	Israeli
Famous	Leaders, Political Leaders, Writers, Novelists
Hobbies	Fishing
Known as	Emile Habiby
Birth Place	Haifa
Gender	Male
Sun Sign	Virgo
Born in	Haifa
Famous as	Writer
Died at Age	73

Emile Habibi

Israeli

Aug 29, 1922

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Haifa