Tuhia he tohungatanga mō tēnei wāhanga - He tohu PhD a Khatib i te tōrangapū o te Middle East mai i te Whare Wānanga o Durham. He kaiwhakaako ia mo nga Akoranga Arapi o Naianei me nga Akoranga Ao i te Whare Wananga o Birzeit. Kua mahi ia hei Kaiwhakahaere o te Pokapū Panui a te Kawanatanga i te tau 2009-2012 me te Minita Palestinian o te Mahi 2002-2004 me te Minita o te Mahere 200-2006. Ko Khatib te Perehitini Tuarua mo te toro atu ki te hapori i te 2006-2009, me te perehitini tuarua mo te Whakatairanga i te 2012-2016 i te Whare Wananga o Birzeit. Ko ia te Kaiwhakarewa me te Kaiwhakahaere o te Jerusalem Media & Communication Centre, e tohunga ana ki te rangahau, te rangahau whakaaro me nga mahi papaho. He mema ia o te roopu Palestinian mo te Madrid Middle East Peace Conference i te tau 1991
me nga whiriwhiringa takirua Palestian-Israeli i Washington mai i 1991-93. Ko Khatib te kaiwhakaara me te kaiwhakahaere o bitterlemons.org, he maheni torangapu a Palesitina-Ihirama i runga ipurangi. He mema ia o te Rōpū Mahi Tahi mo nga Hononga o Iharaira-Palestine i te Weatherhead Center for International Affairs i te Whare Wananga o Harvard.