Abstract
On 2 February 1977 Rashed Hussein, Palestinian poet and journalist, died in New York City. A week later he was buried in Mus Mus, his ancestral home in Galilee. This restitution of his final right was made possible by the efforts of his friends in Israel and by international pressure. His funeral aroused deep emotions among the native Palestinians who turned out in their thousands to attend. Eqbal Ahmad spoke at his memorial service in New York.
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