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The article says Arafat was born in Egypt but to Palestinian parents – what does it mean when back then a Palestinian simply was a resident of mandatory Palestine whereas Arafat's parents lived in Egypt?
Before the establishment of the mandate, there wasn't even a political unit called Palestine but only some districts within (and one, the district of Jerusalem, even outside) the Ottoman province of Syria, so there were some Arabs and fewer Jews but no Palestinians back then. Slow Phil (talk) 20:31, 21 December 2023 (UTC)
- It's called identity, and it's something that people have. Palestinian nationalism arose alongside the global rise in nationalism in the 19th century, and well before Arafat was born. Even before that, people could obviously identify as coming from a place, such as the Jund Filastin, or often, more specifically, from a certain city, like Al-Quds – so much so that entire families are named after cities, such as the Maqdisis, or "people of Al-Quds". Also, the land was called Palestine in English from Roman times, so naturally, just as you would categorise someone from Egypt as being Egyptian, if you're going to categorise someone from Palestine, you call them ... Iskandar323 (talk) 19:09, 11 July 2024 (UTC)
Where is his son today 2601:680:C900:9DA0:496C:ABD2:780B:36C (talk) 18:34, 28 April 2024 (UTC)
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Arafats mother was Egyptian 188.151.131.178 (talk) 16:03, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
- Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. M.Bitton (talk) 18:15, 17 July 2024 (UTC)
The article states that Arafat entered Cairo University in 1944, quoting the biography "Arafat: from defender to dictator" by Said Aburish as a source. But Aburish's book actually states that he entered university in 1947. Dr0neboy (talk) 10:42, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
- "Despite his preoccupation with politics, Arafat still managed to enter King Fuad I (later Cairo) University in 1947, probably with financial help and a push from Sheikh Hassan and the Mufti, who had become admirers of the energetic young activist", page 29. Dr0neboy (talk) 10:44, 3 September 2024 (UTC)
Seriously? Nowhere in this article it says anything about terror or attacks against civilians 2A05:BB80:3A:A02E:A182:BCBC:74BE:E06F (talk) 16:29, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
Seriously? Nowhere in this article it says anything about terror or attacks against civilians 2A05:BB80:3A:A02E:A182:BCBC:74BE:E06F (talk) 16:29, 10 September 2024 (UTC)
- Why would you mention terrorism in article about a politician? Dimadick (talk) 22:49, 10 September 2024 (UTC)