Palestinian families

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A Palestinian family is a large community of extended family members with a lineage that can be traced to ancestors who resided in

elites, traditionally known as the notables (known in Arabic as a'yan, wujaha', zu'ama), headed these families, and specialized in specific occupations. For example, urban elites traditionally made of city-dwelling merchants (tujjar), clerics ('ulema), ashraf, military officers, and governmental functionaries, the rural notability was composed of rural sheikhs, village or clan mukhtars.[1]

There are numerous prominent

fictional figure.[2]

List of families

Palestinian
last names usually are named after the oldest grandfather, an adjective of the family or the place where the family is from.
Radwan dynasty, Al-Zeitawi family, Abu Ghosh clan, Doghmush clan, Douaihy family, Hilles clan, Jarrar family, Negev Bedouins, the Jayyusi family, Al-Ghunaim, the Al-Risheq family and The Renno Family.[3][4][5][6]

Prominent Palestinian families sometimes assigned specific roles to members of their community. For example, Khalidi and Alami clan members held senior administrative positions in society.[7] One of the oldest and biggest families in Palestine is the Barghouti family with over 2.65 million family members with the majority spread over seven countries. The Barghouti family claims to have ancestral roots in Spain though this has not been independently confirmed.

Palestinian families are often geographically localized. For example, in the Tulkarm Subdistrict of Mandatory Palestine, it included elite families like Jayyusis (from Tulkarm, Kur, Qalansuwa and Jaljuliya), Hajj Ibrahims (Tulkarm), Hamdallas (‘Anabta), Shantis (Qalqiliya), Abu Hijlas (Deir Istiya) and others.[1]

Christian families

The Christian Palestinians are a significant community of Palestine, while the majority of them have immigrated to Latin America and other western countries, many of the most socioeconomically influential families in Palestine have been Christian.

The majority of Christian Palestinians share the same last names as Muslim Palestinians, but there are last names for Palestinian Christians that Muslim Palestinians don't have like:

Christian
, etc...

El-Issa family

The

Falastin
newspaper, established in 1911.

Abu-Ezam family

Another prominent well-to-do

Greek Orthodox family, the Abu-Ezam family, were of the wealthiest business families in Ramla.[5][6] The Abu-Ezam family owned and operated multiple businesses that ranged from the manufacturing of halva, a sweet confection popular in the Levant
, to construction materials.

Jarrar family

See also: Jarrar family

The Jarrar family (Arabic: جرار) is a prominent Palestinian family. Migrating from Balqa, Transjordan to Marj Ibn Amer in 1670, they rose to economic prominence in Sanjak Jenin by the 19th century.[8] They controlled key agricultural production in the region and fortified their political power with a stronghold in Sanur. With conflicts with Acre's governors and the Tuqan family, their influence waned after the destruction of their stronghold in 1830.[9] Tawfiq al-Jarrar remained influential in Haifa's political and economic circles.[10]

Makhamra family

See also: Makhamra family

The Makhamra family, prominent in

forbidden in Islam.[12][13][14][15]

Meo family

The Meo family are known for their shop at Bab al-Khalil.[16]

Online magazine This Week in Palestine[17] is published by Sani Meo.

References

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  2. ^ a b Article "Ark" in the 1960 Encyclopædia Britannica
  3. ^ Ottoman Brothers: Muslims, Christians, and Jews in Early Twentieth-Century, Michelle Campos - 2011
  4. ^ Journal of Palestine Studies - Volume 15, Issues 3-4 - Page 97, 1986
  5. ^ a b Palestine, Israel, and the Politics of Popular Culture - Page 148, Rebecca L. Stein, Ted Swedenburg - 2005
  6. ^ a b U.S. News & World Report - Volume 129, Issues 9-17 - Page 137
  7. ^ The Palestinian People: A History - Page 72, Baruch Kimmerling, Joel S. Migdal - 2009
  8. ^ Doumani, 1995, p. 37
  9. ^ Doumani, B. (1995), Rediscovering Palestine: Merchants and Peasants in Jabal Nablus, pp. 31-45
  10. ^ Yazbak, 1998, pp. 150-151.
  11. doi:10.1163/1878-9781_ejiw_com_0012910
    , retrieved 2023-06-22, Khaybar's Jews appear in Arab folklore as well. [...] The Muḥamara family of the Arab village of Yutta, near Hebron, trace their descent to the Jews of Khaybar. Families in other nearby villages tell of similar lineages.
  12. ^ Ben-Zvi, Itzhak (1967). שאר ישוב: מאמרים ופרקים בדברי ימי הישוב העברי בא"י ובחקר המולדת [She'ar Yeshuv] (in Hebrew). תל אביב תרפ"ז. pp. 407–413.
  13. ^ "⁨פצצה גנטית ⁩ | ⁨מעריב⁩ | 8 ספטמבר 1989 | אוסף העיתונות | הספרייה הלאומית". www.nli.org.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  14. ^ Sar-Avi, Doron (2019). "מניין באו הערבים 'היהודים'?". Segula Magazine. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  15. ^ "The killers of Yatta". The Jerusalem Post. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  16. ^ Abu Sharar, Adam (26 April 2006). "The Shop at Bab Al-Khalil" (PDF). Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  17. ^ Meo, Sani. "This Week in Palestine". Retrieved 24 September 2023.
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