Thabit, Robert W. 1924-

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Thabit, Robert W. 1924-

PERSONAL:

Born September 26, 1924, in Brooklyn, NY; son of Abdallah (a merchant) and Shukrie (a real estate investor) Thabit; married Afifeh Vivian Diab (died February 5, 1998); children: Allen, Mona. Ethnicity: "American-Arab." Education: Brooklyn College (now of the City University of New York), B.A., 1949; New York University, LL.B., 1952, LL.M., 1953. Religion: Antiochian Orthodox.

ADDRESSES:

Home—Brooklyn, NY. Office—Law Office, 259 86th St., Brooklyn, NY 11209; fax: 718-748-7041.

CAREER:

Admitted to Bar of the State of New York, 1952, and to practice before Southern and Eastern Federal District Courts, 1971; attorney, 1952—. Legal advisor to Islamic Cultural Center of New York City, 1966—, and Arab Student Aid International, 1995—; National Association of Arab Americans, cofounder and former president, 1982; American Aid for Arab Refugees, cofounder and past president; legal advisor to Arab and African missions to the United Nations and to foreign governments, 1966—; member of News Circle advisory board. St. Nicholas Home, Inc., Brooklyn, NY, board member and general counsel, 1982—.

MEMBER:

International Progress Organization (permanent representative to United Nations, 1983—), American Bar Association, American Foreign Law Association, Middle East Institute.

WRITINGS:

(With Khalil I. Matar) Lockerbie and Libya: A Study in International Relations, McFarland (Jefferson, NC), 2004.

BIOGRAPHICAL AND CRITICAL SOURCES:

PERIODICALS

Middle East Journal, spring, 2004, Ronald Bruce St. John, review of Lockerbie and Libya: A Study in International Relations, p. 307.