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Palestinian researcher and writer (born 1937) For the war surgeon who became rector of Glasgow University in 2024, see Ghassan Abu-Sittah . 1940 Map with the village Al-Ma'in Abu Sitta, his birthplace, just eight kilometers from the Mediterranean Sea . Salman Abu Sitta (center) aged six with his family. Salman Abu Sitta ( Arabic : سلمان ابو ستة ; born 1937) is a Palestinian researcher. Abu Sitta, who was expelled from Palestine as a child in 1948 , has dedicated his life to the Palestinian cause and is engaged in public debates with Israeli peace activists. Abu Sitta is the founder and President of Palestine Land Society in London, dedicated to the documentation of Palestine’s land and People. He is most known for mapping Palestine and developing a practical plan for implementing the right of return of Palestinian refugees .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Salman Abu-Sitta after giving a lecture in Nottingham University about the Palestinian refugees cause. Abu Sitta (1938- ) is a Palestinian researcher and writes about Palestinian refugees and Palestinian right to return to Palestine . al Awda Back to Roots by Salman Abu Sitta address at Al-Awda’s 4th International Convention San Francisco, 14th - 16th July 2006
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Salman Abu Sitta after giving a lecture in Nottingham University about the Palestinian refugees cause. Salman Abu Sitta ( ; born 1938) is a Palestinian researcher.He writes about Palestinian refugees and the Palestinian right of return .Abu Sitta, Salman (14–16 July 2006). al Awda "Back to Roots" .
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Salman Abu Sitta after giving a lecture at the University of Nottingham about the Palestinian refugees cause.Salman Abu Sitta ( ; born 1937) is a Palestinian researcher most known for his ground-breaking project mapping historic Palestine and developing a practical plan for implementing the right of return of Palestinian refugees .
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Palestinian researcher and writer Salman Abu Sitta after giving a lecture at the University of Nottingham about the Palestinian refugees cause. Salman Abu Sitta ( ; born 1937) is a Palestinian researcher. He is most known for mapping Palestine and developing a practical plan for implementing the right of return of Palestinian refugees .
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palestinian researcher and writes about palestinian refugees and palestinian right to return to palestine
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palestinian researcher
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