Abd al-Sattar Qasim
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Abd al-Sattar Qasim | |
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| Born | 21 September 1948 |
| Died | 1 February 2021 (aged 72) Nablus, West Bank |
| Alma mater | The American University in Cairo Kansas State University University of Missouri |
Abd al-Sattar Tawfiq Qasim al-Khader (Arabic: عبد الستار توفيق قاسم الخضر خليلية; 21 September 1948 – 1 February 2021) was a Palestinian writer, thinker, political analyst, and academic. He was born in the town of Deir al-Ghusun in Tulkarm Governorate and died in Nablus. Qasim was a professor of political science and Palestinian studies at An-Najah National University in Nablus. He is known for his positions rejecting the settlement with Israel and critical of the Palestinian Self-Government Authority.
He received a bachelor's degree in political science from The American University in Cairo, then a master's degree in political science from the American Kansas State University, then a master's degree in economics from the University of Missouri, USA, then a doctorate in political philosophy from the University of Missouri also in 1977.[citation needed]
Qasim worked at the University of Jordan with the rank of assistant professor in 1978, and his services were terminated after a year and a half in 1979. He worked as a professor of political science at An-Najah National University in Nablus since 1980, and he worked as a part-time professor at each university,[1] Birzeit University and Al-Quds University. He retired from teaching from An-Najah National University in 2013.
Awards
In 1984, he won the Abdul Hameed Shoman Prize in the field of political science.[citation needed]
