Azmi Bishara

Palestinian intellectual, academic, politician, and writer; founder of the Balad Party
Person human Q313589
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Summary

Azmi Bishara is a human[1]. Born in Nazareth[2], he… he was born on July 22, 1956[3]. He worked as a politician[4], novelist[5], university teacher[6], philosopher[7], and writer[8]. He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9]

Key Facts

  • Azmi Bishara was born in Nazareth[2].
  • Azmi Bishara was born on July 22, 1956[3].
  • Azmi Bishara held citizenship in Israel[10].
  • Azmi Bishara's professions included politician[4].
  • Azmi Bishara's professions included novelist[5].
  • Azmi Bishara worked as a university teacher[6].
  • Azmi Bishara worked as a philosopher[7].
  • Azmi Bishara's professions included writer[8].
  • Azmi Bishara's field of work was politics[11].
  • Azmi Bishara's field of work was philosophy[12].
  • Azmi Bishara's field of work was social science[13].
  • Among Azmi Bishara's employers was Birzeit University[14].
  • Azmi Bishara was employed by Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies[15].
  • Azmi Bishara was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[16].
  • Azmi Bishara received the Ibn Rushd Prize for Freedom of Thought[17].
  • Azmi Bishara was a member of Centre arabe de recherches et d’études politiques de Paris[18].
  • Azmi Bishara is recorded as male[19].
  • Azmi Bishara's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Azmi Bishara was affiliated with the Balad[21].
  • Azmi Bishara was affiliated with the Maki[22].
  • Azmi Bishara's Commons category is recorded as Azmi Bishara[23].
  • Azmi Bishara's work location is recorded as Doha[24].
  • Azmi Bishara's work location is recorded as Jerusalem[25].
  • Azmi Bishara's work location is recorded as Palestine[26].
  • Azmi Bishara's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

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Origins and Family

Azmi Bishara was born in Nazareth[2]. He was born on July 22, 1956[3].

Education

Azmi Bishara was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[16].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include politician[4], novelist[5], university teacher[6], philosopher[7], and writer[8]. Fields of work include politics[11], an academic discipline[28]; philosophy[12], an academic discipline[29]; and social science[13], a class used in Universal Decimal Classification[30]. Employers include Birzeit University[14], a university[31], in Palestine[32], founded in 1924[33], headquartered in Birzeit[34] and Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies[15], an organization[35], in Qatar[36], founded in 2010[37], headquartered in Doha[38].

Recognition

Azmi Bishara received the Ibn Rushd Prize for Freedom of Thought[17].

Personal Life

Political affiliations include Balad[21], a political party[39], in Israel[40], founded in 1995[41], headquartered in Nazareth[42] and Maki[22], a political party[43], in Israel[44], founded in 1965[45], headquartered in Haifa[46].

Why It Matters

Azmi Bishara has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

FAQs

Where was Azmi Bishara born?

Azmi Bishara was born in Nazareth[2].

What did Azmi Bishara do for work?

Azmi Bishara worked as politician[4], novelist[5], university teacher[6], philosopher[7], and writer[8].

Where did Azmi Bishara go to school?

Azmi Bishara was educated at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin[16].

What awards did Azmi Bishara receive?

Honors received include Ibn Rushd Prize for Freedom of Thought[17].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . knesset.gov.il. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] ↑ . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . AlKindi. knesset.gov.il. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . knesset.gov.il. knesset.gov.il. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [41] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [44] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [45] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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