Shaw Dallal

Shawkat Jamil Dallal (25 October 1931 – 3 July 2016) was a Palestinian-American author, professor, and human rights activist.[1] His novels include "Scattered like Seeds" and "The Secret of Rose-Anne Riley".

Shaw Dallal
شو دلال
Born
Shawkat Jamil Dallal
شوكت جميل دلال

25 October 1931
Died3 July 2016(2016-07-03) (aged 84)
New Hartford, New York, United States
Alma materAl-Fadiliya School
Occupation(s)writer, Lawyer, Legal adviser, professor
FamilyShakeeb Dallal (brother)

Early life and education

Dallal, the youngest of eight children, was born in Tulkarm city, British Mandatory Palestine, on October 25, 1931. He studied at Al Fadiliyeh High School in Tulkarm and at St. George High School in Jerusalem. His family farmed.[2]

He completed his studies at Cornell in 1959 with a doctorate of jurisprudence.[3]

Career

From 1991 to 2004, he was an adjunct professor of political science at the Maxwell School at Syracuse University.[4]

References

  1. "Obituary". Observer-Dispatch. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
  2. Brandabur, Clare. "Voices From Exile: Two Novels Of Palestinian History." Edebiyat: Journal of Middle Eastern Literatures 13.1 (2002): 81. Academic Search Complete. Web. 14 Dec. 2015.
  3. Brandabur, Clare. "Voices From Exile: Two Novels Of Palestinian History." Edebiyat: Journal of Middle Eastern Literatures 13.1 (2002): 81. Academic Search Complete. Web. 14 Dec. 2015.
  4. Dallal, Shaw. "Colgate Directory." Shaw Dallal. Colgate, n.d. Web. 14 Dec. 2015.
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