Rashid Khalidi

Rashid Khalidi
رشيد إسماعيل خالدي
Khalidi in 2009
Born
Rashid Ismail Khalidi

(1948-11-18) November 18, 1948 (age 75)[1]
New York City, U.S.
Alma mater
Known forHistories of nationalism and colonialism in Palestine and the Middle East
SpouseMona Khalidi
ChildrenIsmail Khalidi
FatherIsmail Khalidi
Scientific career
FieldsHistory
Institutions

Rashid Ismail Khalidi (Arabic: رشيد خالدي; born 18 November 1948) is a Palestinian-American historian of the Middle East and the Edward Said Professor Emeritus of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University.[2][3] He served as editor of the Journal of Palestine Studies from 2002 until 2020, when he became co-editor with Sherene Seikaly.[4]

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.[3] Khalidi retired from Columbia University on October 8, 2024.[5]

  1. ^ "Khalidi, Rashid I. 1948- (Rashid Ismail Khalidi)". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "Department of History: Rashid Khalidi". Columbia University. Archived from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Khalidi, Rashid". Department of History - Columbia University. September 2, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  4. ^ Khalidi, Rashid I. (2021). "The Journal of Palestine Studies in the Twenty-First Century: An Editor's Reflections". Institute for Palestine Studies. 50 (3): 5–17. doi:10.1080/0377919X.2021.1933101. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
  5. ^ Iqbal, Razia. "Rashid Khalidi, America's foremost scholar of Palestine, is retiring: 'I don't want to be a cog in the machine any more'". the Guardian. Retrieved October 16, 2024.