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Ghassan Kanafani (9 April 1936 – 8 July 1972) was a Palestinianwriter and activist. He was a member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).

He wrote many texts including Men in the Sun (1962). At the age of 36, he was killed in a car bomb by Mossad.^[1]

Early Life

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Born in the British Mandate of Palestine in the city of Acre on 9 April 1936, Kanafani and his family were forced to flee to Beirut, with the outbreak of the Arab-Israeli War in 1948.

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Afterwards, Kanafani and his family settled in Damascus. Kanafani completed his secondary education, receiving a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) teaching certificate in 1952. In the subsequent year, he crossed paths with George Habash, who initiated him into the realm of politics and left a significant impact on his early endeavors.

He was later expelled from Damascus due to his political activity in support of Pan-Ara