Constantin Zureiq

Constantin Zureiq ( ) (born Damascus 1909-2000) was a prominent Arab intellectual and academic, and one of the pioneering theorists of modern Arab nationalism . He developed some ideas, such as the "Arab mission" and "national philosophy", which were to become key concepts for Arab nationalist thinkers, and in more recent years was a strong proponent of an intellectual reformation of Arab society, emphasising the need for rationalism and an ethical revolution.

Constantin Zureiq ( ) (born Damascus 1909 – August 11, 2000 in Beirut ) was a prominent and influential Syrian Arab intellectual who was one of the first to pioneer and express the importance of Arab nationalism . He stressed the urgent need to transform stagnant Arab society by means of rational thought and radical modification of the methods of thinking and acting. He developed some ideas, such as the "Arab mission" and "national philosophy", which were to become key concepts for Arab nationalist thinkers, and in more recent years was a strong proponent of an intellectual reformation of Arab society, emphasizing the need for rationalism and an ethical revolution.

Zurayk ( ) (April 18, 1909 – August 11, 2000) was a prominent and influential Syrian Arab intellectual who was one of the first to pioneer and express the importance of Arab nationalism . He stressed the urgent need to transform stagnant Arab society by means of rational thought and radical modification of the methods of thinking and acting. He developed some ideas, such as the "Arab mission" and "national philosophy", which were to become key concepts for Arab nationalist thinkers, and in more recent years was a strong proponent of an intellectual reformation of Arab society, emphasizing the need for rationalism and an ethical revolution. He is credited with coining the term Nakba to refer to the expulsion of the Palestinians from their lands in 1948 . Cork , Ireland : University College Cork . Palestine: Information with Provenance (PIWP database). Title: Ma'na al-Nakba (The Meaning of the Nakba). Date of issue: August 1948. Topic(s) addressed: كبة/Nakbah/Naqba/הנכבה (Arabic, "the catastrophe") expulsion of Palestinians in 1948 · First usage of the word Nakba for expulsion of Palestinians in 1948 .

Syrian historian (1909 – 2000) Constantin Zurayk ( ; 18 April 1909 – 11 August 2000) was a prominent and influential Syrian Arab intellectual who was one of the first to pioneer and express the importance of Arab nationalism . He stressed the urgent need to transform stagnant Arab society by means of rational thought and radical modification of the methods of thinking and acting. He developed some ideas, such as the "Arab mission" and "national philosophy", which were to become key concepts for Arab nationalist thinkers, and in more recent years was a strong proponent of an intellectual reformation of Arab society, emphasizing the need for rationalism and an ethical revolution. He is credited with coining the term Nakba to refer to the flight and expulsion of the Palestinians from their lands in 1948 and the Palestinian catastrophe in his 1948 book Maʿna an-Nakba . Cork , Ireland : University College Cork . Palestine: Information with Provenance (PIWP database). Title: Ma'na al-Nakba (The Meaning of the Nakba). Date of issue: August 1948. Topic(s) addressed: كبة/Nakbah/Naqba/הנכבה (Arabic, "the catastrophe") expulsion of Palestinians in 1948 · First usage of the word Nakba for expulsion of Palestinians in 1948 . The war for Palestine : rewriting the history of 1948 .