El-Issa family

The El-Issa Family is an Arab Christian family that emerged from Jaffa, Palestine in the 20th century.[1][2][3] The family is known for its 'intellect, politics and literature',[4] its members Issa El-Issa and his cousin Yousef El-Issa were the among the first who warned about the Zionist movement in Mandatory Palestine. They were also among the first to establish Palestinian Nationalism through their family's numerous newspapers, most notably Filastin newspaper which was established in 1909. Other examples include; Al-Asma'i newspaper, Alif Ba' newspaper, Al-Bilad newspaper.[5][6][7][8][9] Their descendants currently reside in Middle Eastern countries or have migrated to western countries, mostly the United States.

The El-Issa Family
Current regionPalestine, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and United States
Place of originJaffa, Palestine
MembersIssa El-Issa, Raja El-Issa, Yousef El-Issa and Daoud El-Issa

Notable members
  • Hanna El-Issa: one of the first journalists in Palestine who established Asma'i newspaper in 1908
  • Jeries El-Issa: a poet who is considered to be one of Palestine's first intellectuals
  • Suleiman El-Issa: Jeries's son who is also a famous poet
  • Issa El-Issa: the founder of Filastin newspaper in Jaffa, Palestine 1909
  • Yousef El-Issa, Issa's cousin who also founded Filastin newspaper in 1909, he also established Alif Ba' newspaper in Damascus, Syria
  • Raja El-Issa: Issa's son, who took manager position of the newspaper after his father's death, he was also the first chairman of the Jordan Press Association in Amman, Jordan in 1956
  • Daoud El-Issa: Issa's nephew who also had the manager position of the newspaper, established Al-Bilad newspaper in Jerusalem in 1956 and became a member of Jordan Press Association in 1976[10]

See also

References
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  2. "حين أصبحت فلسطين وسادة للغرباء - ديوان العرب". Diwanalarab.com. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
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  4. "وفاة الكاتب الصحفي رجا العيسى". Gerasanews.com. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  5. "شبكة أخبار البلد :: عيسى داود العيسى". Akhbarelbalad.net. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  6. جان داية. "فلسطين - جان داية: يوسف العيسى الفلسطيني و"ألف باء" الدمشقية :: الثقافة". Palestine.assafir.com. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  7. المجموعة: المكتبة (1938-09-21). "مدار - تحت عين الرقيب: دراسة تاريخية لد. مصطفى كبها حول الصحافة الفلسطينية ودورها الوطني". Madarcenter.org. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  8. https://www.rienner.com/uploads/5253231615868.pdf
  9. Salim Tamari. "Issa al Issa's Unorthodox Orthodoxy: Banned in Jerusalem, Permitted in Jaffa | مؤسسة الدراسات الفلسطينية" (in Arabic). Palestine-studies.org. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
  10. "هوية - تاريخ وروايات". Howiyya.com. Retrieved 2015-10-15.
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