Born in
Sha'ab during the
Mandate era, Faris attended high school in
Kafr Yasif, before studying Middle Eastern studies and Arabic literature at the
University of Haifa, earning a BA. During his youth he was a member of the Arab Pioneers movement and a member of the board of
Hashomer Hatzair. He went on to join Mapam, and became chief editor of the party's Arabic journal. In the
1988 elections he was elected to the Knesset on the party's list, and became a member of the Education and Culture Committee and the Committee for the Appointment of
Qadis. He lost his seat in the
1992 elections shortly after Mapam merged into
Meretz. Faris was also a member of the board of the Teachers Union, and Chairman of the Committee Against Racism and for Co-existence in the
Western Galilee. Faris died in
Acre in April 2021 at the age of 85. ==References==