Dr Salman Abu Sitta is a Palestinian academic known for his work formulating a practical return plan for Palestinian refugees and documenting Palestine’s land and people through his extensive mapping of Palestine. He is the Founder and President of the Palestine Land Society (PLS), and his archival collection and working files form the backbone of the Palestine Land Studies Center (PLSC) at the American University of Beirut. He authored over 400 articles and papers on Palestine, and several books, notably a series of atlases documenting Palestine at different periods. These include: Atlas of Palestine 1948, Atlas of Palestine 1917-1966 (published in English, Arabic, Spanish and Russian editions), Atlas of Palestine 1871-1877 and the Return Journey Atlas. His book Mapping my Return is the first personal memoir in English describing the experience of Al-Nakba in southern Palestine. Abu Sitta is a member of several organisations dealing with Palestinian rights, human rights and international law.
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