Prof. Rabie was born in Yazour, Palestine. In 1948 his family was driven from its home, which caused him to grow up in a refugee camp; he went on to become a professor and author, teaching at 11 universities on 4 continents, and living among a variety of cultures. His insights are shaped by an experience that covered 600 generations, living under socioeconomic structures of the hunter-gatherer, tribal, agricultural, industrial, and knowledge settings. He published 61 books in English and Arabic.