Ghassan Fayiz Kanafani (Arabic: غسان فايز كنفاني ‎; 8 April 1936 – 8 July 1972) was a prominent Palestinian author and politician, considered to be a leading novelist of his generation and one of the Arab world's leading Palestinian writers. [1]

Jul 8, 2022 · Assassinated by the Israeli Mossad at the age of 36 for his membership of a Palestinian revolutionary group, Kanafani is remembered as one of Palestine's most influential intellectuals

2017 marks 45 years since the murder of Palestinian writer, activist and political leader Ghassan Kanafani by the Israeli Mossad agency. On July 8, 1972, while living in Beirut, a car bomb explosion killed him along with his 17-year-old niece Lamees. Kanafani was one of the most important figures in 20th century literature.

Ghassan Kanafani (9 April 1936 – 8 July 1972) was a Palestinian writer and activist. He was a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). He wrote many texts including Men in the Sun (1962). At the age of 36, he was killed in a car bomb by Mossad. [1]

Sep 11, 2023 · Acclaimed journalist, novelist, short story writer, and revolutionary Ghassan Kanafani was assassinated in 1972 by agents of the Mossad.

Feb 7, 2024 · Witnessing the rebirth of the national liberation struggle in 1968, Palestinian socialists Ghassan Kanafani and Abu Ali Mustafa stood and conversed in Jordan. The defeat of Nasser-led Arab armies in June 1967 had expanded Zionist control of historic Palestine, propelling an intensified armed struggle led by the refugees.

Oct 29, 2023 · Assassinated by the Israeli Mossad at the age of 36 for his membership of a Palestinian revolutionary group, Kanafani is remembered as one of Palestine's most influential intellectuals. Ghassan Fayiz Kanafani was born in Acre (Akka) in 1936 during the British Mandate occupation of Palestine, to Fayiz, a lawyer, and his wife Aisha al-Salim.

Jul 8, 2023 · Biography | On this day in 1972, Ghassan Kanafani was assassinated by the Israeli Mossad. He was one of the most prominent novelists and modernist playwrights who enriched Palestinian culture with their creativity. He also left behind analytical studies and a …

Sep 3, 2020 · Ghassan Kanafani, one of the most well-known Palestinian writers, is famous for his many stories about Palestinian life after the Nakba. His books are globally famous, and many have been translated into multiple languages.

Ghassan Kanafani was a political activist who was deeply committed to the cause of Palestine; a man of letters; an accomplished artist; and one of the most prominent Arab novelists and modernist playwrights of the second half of the twentieth century.