Yasser Arafat
Acting
Born August 24, 1929 · Cairo, Egypt
Biography
Yasser Arafat (in Arabic: ياسر عرفات), born August 24, 1929 in Cairo, Egypt and died November 11, 2004 in Clamart (Hauts-de-Seine, France), real name Mohamed Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Quudwa al- Husseini (Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني) and also known by his nickname (kounya) of Abou Ammar, is a Palestinian activist and statesman. Leader of Fatah and then also of the Palestine Liberation Organization, Yasser Arafat remained for several decades a controversial figure in the expression of the national aspirations of the Palestinians before appearing for Israel as a partner in discuss…
Known For · 34 titles
Dispatches
World in Action
The Palestinian
Israel and the Arabs - Elusive Peace
The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs
Hans van Mierlo, What I Still Dream of Writing
1979 - The Year Of The Islamist Revolution
Assassinations That Changed the World
The Ship of Exile
Israel, chosen and hated
Saddam and the Third Reich
A Letter from Beirut
Algiers, the Mecca of Revolutionaries (1962-1974)
Who Loves the Earth
Lebanon in Crisis
Unveiling Arafat
Two Meetings and a Funeral
Moonface: A Woman in the War
Live and Become
Greetings to Kamal Jumblatt
Crossing Kalandia
Celsius 41.11
Farewell to Enrico Berlinguer
King Bibi
Palme
The First 54 Years: An Abbreviated Manual for Military Occupation
Dancing Arabs
Never Stop Dreaming: The Life and Legacy of Shimon Peres
Persona Non Grata
Walled Off
The Hamas System
Rockin' Ronnie
Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989
We Are the Palestinian People (Newsreel #65)