His family then left Jerusalem and moved to Cairo to avoid the conflict beginning over Palestine’s partition into separate Arab and Jewish areas. In 1947, Said’s family spent much of the year in Jerusalem where Said attended St. His father enrolled him at the Gezira Preparatory School in the Egyptian capital. Said got his early education in Cairo where his father had moved from Jerusalem in 1929 and established a stationary company. Said had four sisters whose names were Rose, Jane, Joyce, and Grace. His mother, Hilda Said, was an Arab Christian. His father, Wadie (William) Ibrahim, was a wealthy businessman who had spent years in America. His Family and Early EducationĮdward Said belonged to an Episcopalian family. Said was, indeed, a North Star for Palestinians and subaltern communities across racial, religious and geographic lines. He also advocated for the creation of an independent Palestinian state.
An Arab Christian in America, Said raised his voice for the social and political rights of the Palestinian people. He was a Palestinian-Christian scholar, a controversial literary critic, and a bold political activist. Edward Said, in full Edward Wadie (William) Said, was born on Novemin Jerusalem.
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