Umayya Abu-Hanna
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| Umayya Abu-Hanna | |
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| Born | 17 March 1961 [1] Haifa, Israel |
Umayya Abu-Hanna was born 17 March 1961 in Haifa, Israel into a Palestinian family. She studied at Haifa University before moving to Finland in 1981, where she graduated from the University of Industrial Arts in Helsinki 1992.
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[edit] Media
Abu-Hanna was a Radio and TV-journalist, documentary maker and columnist. She became known to the wider public when she became the first non-white presenter of the weekly current affairs news program Ajankohtainen kakkonen at the Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE. After which she was Head of the Department and lecturer of Audiovisual Journalism at the Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences.
[edit] Research and Cultural Policy
Abu-Hanna was the Cultural Diversity Advisor at the Finnish National Gallery's Research Department (2005-2010). She was also a member of the Arts Council of Finland (2004-2009) and Chaired its first Multicultural Board (2009).
[edit] Politics
At the Student Union of the University of Helsinki Abu-Hanna was member of the Representative Council and the Board of Student Union. She was a member of the Helsinki City Council[2] (Green League) and member of the Helsinki City Real Estate Board (1987-1990). She was also a candidate in the EU-elections on the Green list. Ms. Abu-Hanna is also a founding member of the IPF Immigrant Parliament of Finland.
[edit] Writer
Her first novel Nurinkurin was published in 2003. Her book on identity Sinut was published in 2007. She is working on her next book, to be published 2012. She writes in Finnish and English.
Abu-Hanna lives with her adopted daughter (2006) in Amsterdam where she moved in 2011 after 30 years in Finland.
[edit] Bibliography
- Sinut (2007)[3]
- Nurinkurin (2003),[3] autobiographical novel
- Columns, Metro
- Columns, Suomen Kuvalehti
- Columns, Helsingin Sanomat
- Columns, Blue Wings
[edit] Awards
- "Larin Paraske award", The Kalevala Women’s Association 2008
- "Finn of the Year", The Finnish Civic Society 2004
- "Kristiina of the year award 2004", Christina Institute, the University of Helsinki
- Finland Award 2003, Ministry of Education[2]
- Bonnier grand journalist award 2002, for the best journalistic innovation of the year
[edit] References
- ^ Umayya Abu-Hanna at the Internet Movie Database
- ^ a b "Etusivu> Kirjat> Sinut (Abu-Hanna, Umayya)". WSOY.fi. http://www.wsoy.fi/index.jsp?c=/product&isbn=951-0-30807-2. Retrieved 03.03.2010.
- ^ a b "Etusivu> Kirjailijat> Kaikki> Umayya Abu-Hanna". WSOY.fi. http://wsoy.fi/yk/authors/show/10058. Retrieved 03.03.2010.
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