PALESTINE: A History of the Land and Its People by Dr. Azzam S. Kanaan

Azzam Kanaan set out to write the story of his life.

When he started, however, he realized he had to make sure his readers understood its context. The context in this case was the birth of human civilizations, the spread of religions, and the rise of empires. He wouldn’t start recounting his life until he had described the history of the Middle East from the last ice age until 1948.

He read hundreds of books and made nearly a thousand citations in order to be faithful to the truth. His humility and reluctance to talk about himself found a natural haven in the meticulous cataloging of the facts.

History is what happened.

If we are diligent and honest caretakers of our intellect, we can all arrive at the same conclusion of what has happened.

2024