Boulos Shehadeh

Boulos Shehadeh
Boulos Shehadeh
Born	1882; Ramallah, Ottoman Palestine
Died	1 August 1943 (aged 60–61); Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine
Resting place	Ramallah, Mandatory Palestine
Alma mater	Shabab College
Occupation	Journalist
Known for	Founder of Mirat Al Sharq
Political party	Committee of Union and Progress; Arab National Party; National Defense Party;
Spouse	Mary Sarrouf
Children	3

Boulos Shehadeh (1882–1943) was a Palestinian journalist and politician. He was the founder of the newspaper Mirat Al Sharq (Arabic: Mirror of the East). He also worked for various publications as a journalist.

Early life and education

Shehadeh was born in Ramallah in 1882.^[1] He had two brothers.^[1]

Shehadeh completed his high school education in the Zion College in Jerusalem and obtained a degree in Arabic language from the Shabab College, precursor of the English College.^[1]

Career and activities

Shehadeh started his journalistic career during his studies. He worked as a correspondent for various newspapers and became a columnist for the Beirut-based newspaper Lisan al Hal. His column was titled Ashwak wa zahr (Arabic: Thorns and Flowers). Following his graduation Shehadeh was employed as a teacher at the Orthodox School in Haifa and became its principal in 1907.^[2] He was a member of the Committee of Union and Progress.^[2] He had to leave his teaching and administrative post at the Orthodox School in 1907 due to a speech he gave in Haifa in which he expressed harsh criticisms against the Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamid.^[2] The Ottomans issued an arrest warrant for him, and he settled in Cairo, Egypt, where he worked for Al Zuhur, Al Muayyad, Al Muqattam, Al Hilal and Al Muqtataf.^[1]^[2] Shehadeh also wrote poems.^[3]

Shehadeh returned to Palestine after the Young Turk Revolution in 1908 and continued to work as a teacher and journalist.^[2] He taught at the Orthodox School in Bethlehem and served as its principal until the beginning of World War I in 1914. He was then employed as a clerk in the Ottoman army in Beersheba. He worked as a pharmacist's assistant to his brother, Dr. Niqula Shehadeh, who was serving as the official municipality physician in Jenin and the head of the military hospital. Shehadeh was a teacher at the Rashidiya school in Jerusalem between 1919 and 1922.^[1]

Shehadeh founded a newspaper entitled Mirat Al Sharq of which the first issue appeared on 17 September 1919.^[1] He also edited the paper.^[4] He participated in the establishment of the Arab National Party in 1923.^[2]^[5] He was a member of the Arab Executive Committee between 1926 and 1938 and was part of the delegations that participated in the Arab Congresses held in Jerusalem, Haifa, and Nablus.^[2] He was also among the founders of the National Defense Party in 1934.^[1]

Shehadeh was a member of the Muslim-Christian Association and was among the active figures of the Palestinian Episcopalian community.^[6]

Personal life and death

Shehadeh was married to Mary Sarrouf, and they had three children: two sons, Aziz (1921–1985) and Fouad (born 1925), and one daughter, Najla.^[1]^[2]^[4]

Shehadeh died in Jerusalem on 1 August 1943 and was buried in a cemetery in Ramallah.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Boulos Shehadeh". Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Michael R. Fischbach (2005). "Shehadeh (family)". In Philip Mattar (ed.). Encyclopedia of The Palestinians (Revised ed.). New York: Facts On File, Inc. p. 444. ISBN 978-0816057641.
^ Raja Shehadeh (22 July 2019). "Going Home". Granta. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
^ ^a ^b Andrea L. Stanton (2013). This Is Jerusalem Calling: State Radio in Mandate Palestine. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. p. 185. ISBN 978-0-292-74750-0.
^ Blake Alcott (2023). The Rape of Palestine: A Mandate Chronology. Vol. 2. Tredition Gmbh. p. 22. ISBN 978-3-347-89653-6.
^ Laura Robson (2011). Colonialism and Christianity in Mandate Palestine. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. p. 86. doi:10.7560/726536. ISBN 978-0-292-73548-4.
^ "Boulos Shehadeh (1882-1943)". Institute for Palestine Studies. Retrieved 25 December 2023.

[palqu-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "Boulos Shehadeh". Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question. Retrieved 25 December 2023.

[enop-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Michael R. Fischbach (2005). "Shehadeh (family)". In Philip Mattar (ed.). Encyclopedia of The Palestinians (Revised ed.). New York: Facts On File, Inc. p. 444. ISBN 978-0816057641.

[3] Raja Shehadeh (22 July 2019). "Going Home". Granta. Retrieved 25 December 2023.

[stan-4] Andrea L. Stanton (2013). This Is Jerusalem Calling: State Radio in Mandate Palestine. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. p. 185. ISBN 978-0-292-74750-0.

[5] Blake Alcott (2023). The Rape of Palestine: A Mandate Chronology. Vol. 2. Tredition Gmbh. p. 22. ISBN 978-3-347-89653-6.

[6] Laura Robson (2011). Colonialism and Christianity in Mandate Palestine. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. p. 86. doi:10.7560/726536. ISBN 978-0-292-73548-4.

[7] "Boulos Shehadeh (1882-1943)". Institute for Palestine Studies. Retrieved 25 December 2023.

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