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Hisham Sharabi

Born

in Jaffa, Palestinian Territory, Occupied

April 04, 1927

Died

January 13, 2005

Genre

Memoir, History, Nonfiction

Influences

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Hisham Sharabi was Professor Emeritus of History and Umar al-Mukhtar Chair of Arab Culture at Georgetown University, where he was a specialist in European intellectual history and social thought. He died of cancer at the American University of Beirut hospital on January 13, 2005.

He spent his early years growing up in Jaffa, Palestine and Acre, Palestine before attending American University in Beirut, where he graduated with a B.A. in Philosophy. He then traveled to study at the University of Chicago, where he completed an M.A. in Philosophy in 1949.

Politically active from a young age, Sharabi then returned to serve as editor of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party’s monthly magazine “al-Jil al-Jadid” (The New Generation). Forced to flee t Hisham Sharabi was Professor Emeritus of History and Umar al-Mukhtar Chair of Arab Culture at Georgetown University, where he was a specialist in European intellectual history and social thought. He died of cancer at the American University of Beirut hospital on January 13, 2005.

He spent his early years growing up in Jaffa, Palestine and Acre, Palestine before attending American University in Beirut, where he graduated with a B.A. in Philosophy. He then traveled to study at the University of Chicago, where he completed an M.A. in Philosophy in 1949.

Politically active from a young age, Sharabi then returned to serve as editor of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party’s monthly magazine “al-Jil al-Jadid” (The New Generation). Forced to flee to Jordan after the parties disbanding in 1949, Sharabi returned to the United States where he completed a Ph.D. in the history of culture, again at the University at Chicago. That same year, he began to teach at Georgetown University, where he gained full professorship in eleven years.

Dr. Sharabi, while an ardent supporter of Palestinian rights, was not beyond criticizing the Palestinian governing bodies. According to a story in the Washington Post[4]:"In 1999, after PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat ordered the arrests of 11 Palestinian academics who had accused his administration of 'tyranny and corruption,' Dr. Sharabi, along with Edward Said of Columbia University, signed a letter calling the arrests 'a totally unjustifiable attack on the freedom of expression.'" Nine of the lawmakers were immune from arrest, but two later accused the Palestinian police of attacking them.

He worked tirelessly to promote understanding of the Arab culture, establishing in 1973, along with several other colleagues, the Georgetown Center for Contemporary Arab Studies. In 1977, Georgetown University “awarded Dr. Sharabi the Umar Al-Mukhtar Chair in Arab Culture in recognition of his distinguished intellectual contributions and his efforts to promote Arab studies.” Dr. Sharabi formed, later that same year, the Jerusalem Fund for Education and Community Development, an organization that worked on educational, cultural and health issues of Palestinians.

He served as Chairman of Board until his death in 2005. In 1991, he formed what is now known as the Palestine Center, which serves as a think tank educating the general public on Palestinian Political Issues.

Author of 18 books and numerous articles and editorials, he is well respected as a foremost 20th-century Arab intellectual, contributing greatly to the study of Arabic culture[3]. Dr. Sharabi also published several books himself on Arabic culture and philosophy. "In honor of his work in both the European and Arab fields, the Department of history at Georgetown convened an international two-day symposium in 2002 titled ‘The Role of the Intellectual in Contemporary Political Life.’ Also named in his honor is the annual Hisham Sharabi graduate essay contest, begun by the Department's graduate students upon Dr. Sharabi's retirement in 1998. ...more

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	الجمر والرماد: ذكريات مثقف عربي by Hisham Sharabi (writer), هشام شرابي 3.84 avg rating — 186 ratings — published 1978 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	النظام الأبوي وإشكالية تخلف المجتمع العربي by Hisham Sharabi, هشام شرابي 3.95 avg rating — 137 ratings — published 1988 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	مقدمات لدراسة المجتمع العربي by Hisham Sharabi, هشام شرابي 3.81 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 1999 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	النقد الحضاري للمجتمع العربي في نهاية القرن العشرين by Hisham Sharabi, هشام شرابي 3.83 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1999 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	المثقفون العرب والغرب by Hisham Sharabi, هشام شرابي 3.59 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1970 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	صور الماضي: سيرة ذاتية by Hisham Sharabi, هشام شرابي 3.71 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1993	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	الرحلة الأخيرة by Hisham Sharabi, هشام شرابي 3.64 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1988	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	النقد الحضاري لواقع المجتمع العربي المعاصر by Hisham Sharabi, هشام شرابي 3.90 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2000	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nationalism and revolution in the Arab World 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1966 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Theory, Politics and the Arab World: Critical Responses liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1990 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“الخطوة الأولى إلى التحرير تكمن في التحرير الذاتي، وبداية التحرير تكمن في التخلص من عبودية الفكر المسيطر”
― هشام شرابي, مقدمات لدراسة المجتمع العربي

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“بعث الماضي عملية صعبة . لكن لامهرب من الماضي . وإذا قصدنا التحرر الذاتي لابد من العودة للماضي ، لكشفه وتجاوزه”
― هشام شرابي, الجمر والرماد: ذكريات مثقف عربي

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“المقدرة الخلاقة تكمن في أعماق الفرد، فإذا أتيح لها المحيط الملائم نمت وازدهرت. وإلا اختفت وقضي عليها قبل أن يعرف أحد بوجودها. والجو الملائم يقدمه المجتمع بأخلاقه وقيمه وطرق التربية فيه. فإذا كان المجتمع يخاف الإبداع ويرى في قوى الخلق خطرا عليه (على تقاليده وتراثه) عمد إلى القضاء عليها بكل الوسائل. وأنجح هذه الوسائل هي قهر الفرد في صغره، ومن ثم تكبيله فكريا ونفسيا في الكبر.
كم من شكسبير واينيشتاين وماركس قضي عليهم في مجتمعها قبل أن يصلوا سن المراهقة!
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الجمر والرماد.. ذكريات مثقف عربي\ هشام شرابي”
― Hisham Sharabi

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