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- Country of residence: Palestine
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Husni Muhammad Al-Attar was born in the Rafah camp in the southern Gaza Strip on June 11, 1956, to a Palestinian refugee family whose origins trace back to the depopulated village of Yibna in the occupied Gaza district. He is married and has seven children. He studied the basic stage at the “A” Elementary School and the “B” Preparatory School affiliated with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), and studied the secondary stage at Al-Aqsa Sharia High School in the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied city of Jerusalem, and obtained the general secondary certificate from it in 1974. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in creed and philosophy from the Faculty of Fundamentals of Religion at Al-Azhar University in Cairo in 1980, a bachelor’s degree in Hadith from the Faculty of Fundamentals of Religion at the Islamic University in Gaza in 1984, and a master’s degree in Islamic creed and contemporary doctrines from the same university in 2014. He worked as a teacher in Libya between (1984-1996), then as a government teacher in the Gaza Strip between (1996-2016), and as a lecturer at the College of Da’wah and Human Sciences in Rafah between (1999-2016).
Al-Attar became involved in advocacy activities and was a preacher in a number of mosques. He is a member of a number of committees, associations, forums, unions and societies, including: the Community Accountability Committee in Rafah, the Palestinian Writers Union, the Palestinian Writers and Authors Association in the Gaza Strip, the Educational Forum, and the Companions Association in Gaza City.
He wrote a number of books, studies, and research papers in various fields such as Islamic sciences, literature, the Palestinian cause, and thought. Among his published books and studies are: Humanities, Moral Values, Dr. Mahmoud Al-Zahar as a Writer and Thinker, Some of the Miraculous Signs in the Holy Qur’an, Mockery and Ridicule in Light of the Holy Qur’an, Dialogue in the Holy Qur’an: A Study and a Model, Al-Razi and His Methodology in Interpretation and His Stance on the Jews, Contemporary Analytical Hadith Studies, Selections and Summaries from the Science of Hadith Principles, The Impact of Faith on Mental Health, The Day of Resurrection Between Religious and Rational Foundations, The Concise and Useful Summary of the Signs of the Hour and the Events of the Day of Judgment, Jewish Beliefs: Corruption and Destruction - A Study and Refutation, A Study and Analysis of the Second Book of Chronicles, Sheikh Rajab Al-Attar: The Memory of a Nation, Abdul Rahman Baroud: The Poet of Resistance, Mustafa Mahmoud: His Life and Beliefs, Lover of Palestine: Abdul Karim Al-Karmi, Dr. Musa Abu Marzouk: A Life Journey, Dr. Mahmoud Al-Zahar as a Writer and Interpreter, Elections and Their Rulings in Islam. Bank Deposits: A Jurisprudential-Economic Study; Blood Money in Islamic Law (A Jurisprudential Study); Women's Financial Rights in Islam; The Pig: Its Dangers and Rulings; Islamic Tolerance in Legal Necessity; The Arab Spring Revolutions and the Ruling on Rebellion Against Rulers; The Laws of Those Before Us; Divine Laws: The Human Renaissance Movement – A Study and Presentation; The Kharijite Theory of the Caliphate; The Most Important Reasons for the Backwardness of Arabs and Muslims; The Shiite Theory of Imamate; The Muslim Brotherhood: My Testimony to God and History; The Theory of Virtue Among the Greeks and Islamic Thinkers; The Difficulty of Demands in the Land of God the Victorious (A Novel); The Beautiful Era (A Novel); Levantine Women: An Autobiography; The City of Jerusalem; Al-Aqsa Mosque: A Glorious Past and a Promised Future; Palestine: Refuting the Claims of the Bible; The Virtues of Palestine and Jerusalem in the Quran and Sunnah; The Palestinian Cause: An Islamic Perspective; The Arabian Peninsula Before Islam: Political, Economic, and Social Conditions; Egypt That Is in My Heart (Articles and Publications); Freemasonry: The Most Dangerous Secret Societies.
Al-Attar believes the Oslo Accords were a deception perpetrated on the Palestinian leadership, and that their harm equals or even surpasses that of the Nakba. He sees no positive aspect to the agreement other than the jobs it provided for Palestinians. He considers national relations to be outwardly positive, but believes there is conflict between different factions, with no one accepting the other. He believes Palestinian organizations are experiencing a profound ideological crisis. He maintains that the Palestinian people have the full right to armed resistance and advocates for parallel political resistance, but with the military aspect taking precedence, because the occupation respects no agreements or treaties, and only violence will work against it. He believes the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) initially had a significant role and a rich history, but the Palestinian Authority destroyed the organization and seized control of Palestinian decision-making. Even the factions that are part of the PLO are insignificant and ineffective. Anyone who clings to the PLO and claims it is effective is merely a beneficiary, using it to impose agendas that serve their own interests.
He believes the Palestinian cause has a promising future, and there are many signs pointing to this. He sees Palestinians gaining ground on multiple fronts, whether political, military, or even in international relations. He also believes the occupying state is suffering from internal turmoil and conflicts, which indicates the occupation's defeat and the rise of the Palestinian people. Herein lies the role of the Palestinian people and the importance of their unity to capitalize on this decline and advance their liberation project. He considers the current state of the Arab world to be negatively impacting the Palestinian cause, describing it as defeated and in decline. He believes this is the worst phase the Arab regimes have experienced in their stance on the Palestinian issue. However, hope remains with the Arab peoples, despite the conspiracies against them. The events at the Qatar World Cup confirm the Arab peoples' complete support for the Palestinian people, creating a sense of disappointment among the rulers and undermining their considerable efforts to distract the people from the cause. He believes that liberating Palestine from the river to the sea is the only solution, and the return of refugees to their homes from which they were displaced is their guaranteed right. He believes that the option of return for those who wish to return and compensation for those who do not should be considered. He does not believe that there is a Palestinian political system currently, but rather a dictatorship that has torn apart everything Palestinian, controlled the livelihood of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, and imposed sanctions on them.
Al-Attar suffered under the Israeli occupation, as he was arrested more than once under administrative detention several times. The occupation kept his personal identity to force him to stay in the city of Rafah and prevent him from moving around the Gaza Strip, which affected his life, especially his studies. He has been banned from traveling outside the Gaza Strip for a long time, and the Palestinian Authority cut off his salary from 2008 until his retirement in 2016, and these years were not counted for him when calculating his retirement salary.
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