Khalil al-Sakakini
A Jerusalem educator and man of letters who left a mark on education and language; his diaries are read as a window onto modern Jerusalem.
Khalil al-Sakakini is among the leading figures of education and literature in modern Jerusalem. His diaries and educational project are read as an entry into the city’s cultural and linguistic life in the early twentieth century.
How do we read him here?
As a model of the Jerusalem intellectual who linked education to place and language. Full biographical detail is in critical editions of his diaries and studies of Palestinian literature.
Symbolic image
A classroom and library—not an invented personal portrait.