Qustandi Shomali is full professor at Bethlehem University, where he teaches Palestinian literature, journalism, and translation. With degrees from universities in Algeria (1970), Canada (1972), and France (Sorbonne, 1976), he possesses a wide range of personal and academic interests that include history, literature, and cultural tourism. He has published many books, including a series of academic studies about the Palestinian press (1990–96), Literary and Critical Trends in Modern Palestinian Literature (Jerusalem 1990), The Nativity in Bethlehem and Umbria (Perugia, 2000), and A Guide to Bethlehem and the Holy Land (2015).