Mustafa Murad Al-Dabbagh

Mustafa Murad Al-Dabbagh
Born1897
DiedSeptember 7, 1989 (aged 91–92)
Beirut, Lebanon

Mustafa Murad Al-Dabbagh (c. 1897 - September 7, 1989) was a Palestinian writer and teacher, best known for his book Our Country Palestine, which is considered an important reference documenting information about Palestine and its people.[1][2]

Life

He was born in Jaffa in 1897 or 1898. He received his primary education there and completed his secondary education at the Sultan's Office in Beirut.[3] In 1915, he served as a reserve officer in the Ottoman Army. He returned to Palestine in 1919, and worked as a teacher and principal in Hebron.[4] He then worked as a social science instructor at the Arab College of Jerusalem.[5]

He also worked as the Undersecretary of the Jordanian Ministry of Education in Amman, Jordan, and as Director of Education in Qatar from 1959 to 1961.[6]

He died on September 7, 1989, in Beirut.

Selected publications

  • Biladuna Filastin [Our Country Palestine].[7]
  • A Brief History of Palestine. 1960.
  • Qatar: Its Past and Present. 1961.
  • The Arabian Peninsula. 1962.
  • Ancient History of the Arab Homeland. 1951.
  • Arab Tribes and Their Descendants in Our Country Palestine. 1979.
  • A Brief History of the Arab States and Their Eras in Our Country Palestine. 1980.

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Medals of appreciation

He was awarded the Jerusalem Medal for Culture and Arts in 1990.

References

  1. ^ "Mustafa al-Dabbagh - Scholars and Historians (1897 - 1989)". Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  2. ^ "مؤسسة القدس للثقافة والتراث". Al Quds Institution for Culture and Heritage. Archived from the original on 19 October 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  3. ^ "مصطفى الدباغ (1897-1989)". Institute for Palestine Studies. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  4. ^ Pappe, Ilan; Mansour, Johnny (2022-03-15). Historical Dictionary of Palestine. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 97. ISBN 978-1-5381-1986-0.
  5. ^ Mazawi, André Elias; Stack, Michelle (2020-06-11). Course Syllabi in Faculties of Education: Bodies of Knowledge and their Discontents, International and Comparative Perspectives. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-350-09428-4.
  6. ^ Encyclopedia: Palestine, Our Homeland (Biladuna Filastin).
  7. ^ "بلادنا فلسطين لمصطفى مراد الدباغ - فلسطين في الذاكرة". palestineremembered.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  8. ^ "بلادنا فلسطين لمصطفى مراد الدباغ - فلسطين في الذاكرة". palestineremembered.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2025.