Born in Jerusalem in 1935, Edward Said now lives in New York with his wife and two children. He is currently Professor of Comparative Literature at Columbia University. Educated in Palestine, Egypt, Lebanon and the United States, he is one of America's most distinguished literary scholars and critics. Apart from his academic work, Said's great preoccupation is the story of his homeland and his dispossessed people. He is a member of the Palestine National Council and a supporter of the PLO. Totally opposed to the use of violence for political ends,
Said puts his argument for a just settlement to the Palestinian question.