Society Palestinians

1 society

1.1 language
1.2 education
1.3 women , family

society

areen omari, palestinian actress , producer, attends motion picture ceremony


language

palestinian arabic subgroup of broader levantine arabic dialect. prior 7th century islamic conquest , arabization of levant, primary languages spoken in palestine, among predominantly christian , jewish communities, aramaic, greek, , syriac. arabic spoken in areas. palestinian arabic, other variations of levantine dialect, exhibits substantial influences in lexicon aramaic.

palestinian arabic has 3 primary sub-variations, rural, urban, , bedouin, pronunciation of qāf serving shibboleth distinguish between 3 main palestinian sub-dialects: urban variety notes [q] sound, while rural variety (spoken in villages around major cities) have [k] [q]. bedouin variety of palestine (spoken in southern region , along jordan valley) use [g] instead of [q].

barbara mckean parmenter has noted arabs of palestine have been credited preservation of original semitic place names of many sites mentioned in bible, documented american geographer edward robinson in 19th century.

palestinians live or work in israel can speak modern hebrew, live in west bank , gaza strip.

education

the literacy rate of palestine 96.3% according 2014 report united nations development programme, high international standards. there gender difference in population aged above 15 5.9% of women considered illiterate compared 1.6% of men. illiteracy among women has fallen 20.3% in 1997 less 6% in 2014.

palestinian intellectuals, among them may ziade , khalil beidas, integral part of arab intelligentsia. educational levels among palestinians have traditionally been high. in 1960s west bank had higher percentage of adolescent population enrolled in high school education did lebanon. claude cheysson, france s minister foreign affairs under first mitterrand presidency, held in mid eighties that, ‘even thirty years ago, (palestinians) had largest educated elite of arab peoples.’

contributions palestinian culture have been made diaspora figures edward said , ghada karmi, arab citizens of israel emile habibi, , jordanians ibrahim nasrallah.

women , family

in 19th , 20th century, there known palestinian families, included khalidi family, al-husayni family, nashashibi family, touqan family, nusaybah clan, qudwa family, shawish, shurrab family, al-zaghab family, al-khalil family, ridwan dynasty, al-zeitawi family, abu ghosh clan, barghouti family, doghmush family, douaihy family, hilles clan, jarrar clan, , jayyusi family. since various conflicts zionists began, of communities have subsequently left palestine. role of women varies among palestinians, both progressive , ultra-conservative opinions existing. other groups of palestinians, such negev bedouins or druze may no longer self-identify palestinian political reasons.