In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “edward said professor of modern arab studies at columbia university”. Today it says “palestinian-american historian of the middle east and the edward said professor emeritus of modern arab studies”.
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He served as editor of the Journal of Palestine Studies from 2002 until 2020, when he became co-editor with Sherene Seikaly . He has authored a number of books, including The Hundred Years' War on Palestine and Palestinian Identity: The Construction of Modern National Consciousness ; has served as president of the Middle East Studies Association ; and has taught at the Lebanese University , the American University of Beirut , Georgetown University , and the University of Chicago . Department of History - Columbia University .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Rashid Ismail Khalidi ( ), born 1948, a Palestinian-American historian of the Middle East , is the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University , and director of the Middle East Institute of Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Rashid Ismail Khalidi ( ; born 1948) is a Palestinian - Lebanese American historian of the Middle East , the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University , and director of the Middle East Institute of Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs .He also is known for serving as editor of the scholarly journal Journal of Palestine Studies .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Rashid Ismail Khalidi ( ; born 1948) is a Palestinian American historian of the Middle East , the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University , and director of the Middle East Institute of Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs . He also is known for serving as editor of the scholarly journal Journal of Palestine Studies .
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Palestinian-American historian (born 1948) Rashid Ismail Khalidi ( ; born 1948) is a Palestinian-American historian of the Middle East and the Edward Said Professor of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University .He served as editor of the Journal of Palestine Studies from 2002 until 2020, when he became co-editor with Sherene Seikaly .He has also authored a number of books including The Hundred Years' War on Palestine and Palestinian Identity: The Construction of Modern National Consciousness , served as president of the Middle East Studies Association , and taught at the Lebanese University , the American University of Beirut , Georgetown University , and the University of Chicago .Institute for Palestine Studies .Department of History - Columbia University .
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edward said professor of modern arab studies at columbia university
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palestinian-american historian of the middle east and the edward said professor emeritus of modern arab studies
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