Salman Abu Sitta

Salman Abu Sitta
سلمان ابو ستة
Salman Abu Sitta after giving a lecture at the University of Nottingham
Born1937
Ma'in Abu Sitta, Beersheba district, Mandatory Palestine
Academic background
Alma materCairo University
University College London
Academic work
DisciplinePalestinian Studies
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.[1][2]

  1. ^ Irfan, Anne (20 January 2017). "Mapping my return: a Palestinian memoir" (PDF). British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. 44 (2): 283–284. doi:10.1080/13530194.2016.1272216. S2CID 151533597.
  2. ^ Abu Sitta, Salman (14–16 July 2006). "Back to Roots". Al-Awda. Retrieved 23 February 2014. Address to 4th International Convention, San Francisco.