User:Huldra/Basheer K. Nijim
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Basheer K. Nijim (1936-1991) was a Palestinian geographer and historian.
Early life
[edit]Nijim was born September 13, 1936, in Tulkarm, Palestine, to Khalil and Bassimah Nijim. He had three brothers, Bassim, Ibrahim and twin brother Badie, and two sisters, Ghada and Bushra. The family belonged to the Greek Orthodox Church.
Education and work
[edit]- 1957: BA Augustana College (Illinois)
- 1959: MA Indiana University Bloomington
- 1969: PhD Indiana University Bloomington
Nijim joined the University of Northern Iowa in 1962 as Assistant Professor, in 1972 he became a Professor.
- 1972-79: Geographical Perspectives, editor
- 1983 to 1989: Pacesetter Books, editor
- 1975: NCGE Merit Award Teacher
- 1987: Distinguished Teaching Award of the NCGE
Personal life
[edit]he married an English Professor, Germana Portesan in 1966, and died of cancer 1991, leaving behind his wife, two sons; Faris and Sharif, and two siblings; Badie and Ghada.
Publisher work
[edit]- Basheer K. Nijim; Hassan S. Haddad, eds. (1978). The Arab world: A Handbook. ISBN 0914456202.
- Basheer K. Nijim, ed. (1984). Toward the De-Arabization of Palestine/Israel, 1945-1977. ISBN 0840332998.