Muhammad Hallaj

Born in 1932 in mandated Palestine, Muhammad came to the U.S. for education. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of Florida. He taught at Jacksonville University in Florida and the University of Jordan before moving to Birzeit University in the Occupied West Bank as professor, then dean, then Vice-President for Academic Affairs. He was the first Director of the Council for Higher Education in the West Bank and Gaza. In 1983, after a sabbatical as Visiting Scholar at Harvard University, he was barred by Israeli authorities from returning to his homeland. He settled in the U.S. working on behalf of Palestine. * Edited "Palestine Perspectives" magazine *Directed Center for Policy Analysis on Palestine in Washington DC (1991-1994) *Member of the Palestine National Council *Head delegate on refugees after the Madrid Conference *Board member Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizens' Rights *Speaker and prolific writer on Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict until his death in 2017