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The opening as it read in 2010

Abdul Latif Tibawi ( , 1910-1981) was a Palestinian historian and educationalist.¹ Born in Taybet El-Muthalath , near TulKarem , he was one of the earliest graduates of the Arabic College, Dar Al-Mu’allimin, in Jerusalem . He read history and Arabic literature at the American University of Beirut and later earned a Ph.D from the University of London in 1948. Prior to the catastrophe of 1948 he was a senior education officer in Jerusalem. He was in London when the crisis of 1948 unfolded. He became a refugee and was appointed Lecturer in Comparative Education at the Institute of Education , London, where he taught until his retirement in 1977. Tibawi wrote extensively on many aspects of Middle Eastern history in both English and Arabic . He established a fund for Palestinian postgraduate students at the School of Oriental and African Studies .²

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The opening as it stood in 2015

Abdul Latif Tibawi ( , 1910–1981) was a Palestinian historian and educationalist. Born in Taybet El-Muthalath , near TulKarem , he was one of the earliest graduates of the Arabic College, Dar Al-Mu’allimin, in Jerusalem . He read history and Arabic literature at the American University of Beirut and later earned a Ph.D from the University of London in 1948. Prior to the mass migration of Palestinians he was a senior education officer in Jerusalem. He was in London when the crisis of 1948 unfolded. He became a refugee and was appointed Lecturer in Comparative Education at the Institute of Education , London, where he taught until his retirement in 1977. Tibawi wrote extensively on many aspects of Middle Eastern history in both English and Arabic . He established a fund for Palestinian postgraduate students at the School of Oriental and African Studies .

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The opening as it stood in 2020

Abdul Latif Tibawi ( , 1910–1981) was a Palestinian historian and educationalist. Born in Taybet El-Muthalath , near TulKarem , he was one of the earliest graduates of the Arabic College, Dar Al-Mu’allimin, in Jerusalem . He read history and Arabic literature at the American University of Beirut and later earned a Ph.D from the University of London in 1948. Prior to the 1948 Palestinian exodus he was a senior education officer in Jerusalem. He was in London when the crisis of 1948 unfolded. He became a refugee and was appointed Lecturer in Comparative Education at the Institute of Education , London, where he taught until his retirement in 1977. Tibawi wrote extensively on many aspects of Middle Eastern history in both English and Arabic . He established a fund for Palestinian postgraduate students at the School of Oriental and African Studies .

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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023 7 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Palestinian historian Abdul Latif Tibawi ( , 1910–1981) was a Palestinian historian and educationalist.

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The opening as it stood in 2025

Palestinian historian Abdul Latif Tibawi ( Arabic : عبد اللطيف الطيباوي , 1910–1981) was a Palestinian historian and educataor.

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