Maher Charif | |
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Lecturer and Researcher on Medieval, Modern, and Arab History at the French Near East Institute in Syria | |
Member of the Central Committee of the Palestinian People's Party | |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Palestinian |
Political party | Palestinian People's Party |
Residence | Syria |
Occupation | Historian |
Profession | Lecturer and researcher |
Maher Charif (Arabic: ماهر الشريف, transliterated Mahir ash-Sharif) is a Palestinian Marxist historian specialising in modern Arab intellectual history and the history of Arab political movements. He is working as a lecturer and researcher on medieval, modern, and Arab history at the French Near East Institute in Syria.[1]
Charif, a Palestinian refugee resident in Syria, has been a member of the Central Committee of the Palestinian People's Party,[2] and is a commentator on politics and society in Arab newspapers.
His works include: