In Memory of Walid Khalidi
On 8 March 2026, Palestine lost one of its greatest historians, Professor Walid Ahmad Samih Khalidi, who passed away peacefully in Cambridge, Massachusetts, after celebrating his 100th birthday in 2025. He was not only a historian of Palestine, but one of the guardians of its memory.
For decades, Professor Khalidi devoted his life to scholarship, to preserving the history and memory of Palestine, and to safeguarding the cultural heritage of Jerusalem, including the Khalidi Library. Through his books, research, and public service, he helped ensure that the story of Palestine would be documented, preserved, and never forgotten.
This page brings together tributes from around the world in honor of his life, his work, and the legacy he leaves behind.
Source: "Middle East Eye"
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Videos
This lecture by Walid Khalidi, Institute for Palestine Studies, Beirut entitled "Palestine and Palestine Studies, One Century...
Walid Khalidi on the Making of Before Their Diaspora To coincide with the release of the new interactive website...
On 30 November 2009, Professor Walid Khalidi, renowned Palestinian historian and co-founder and General Secretary of the Institute for Palestine Studies,...
2009 Keynote: Walid Khalidi (Co-founder of the Institute of Palestine Studies) From 1947 to 1897: From Partition to Basle. The Nakba...
The Nakba: Sixty Years of Dispossession, Sixty Years of Resistance Keynote: Walid Khalidi (Co-founder of the Institute of Palestine...
Dr. Walid Khalidi on the Reality and Future of Jerusalem, and How America Colluded with Israel to Judaize the Holy City