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'''Huwaida Arraf''' (born 1976 in [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]], [[Michigan]]) is a pro-[[Palestinian nationalism|Palestinian]] activist and co-founder of the [[International Solidarity Movement]] (ISM). The stated mission of the ISM is to resist the Israeli occupation of the [[West Bank]] using nonviolent tactics. Arraf is married to [[Adam Shapiro]], another ISM co-founder, whom she met while both were working at the [[Jerusalem]] center of [[Seeds of Peace]], an organization that seeks to foster dialogue between [[Jew]]ish and Palestinian youth. |
'''Huwaida Arraf''' (born 1976 in [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]], [[Michigan]]) is a pro-[[Palestinian nationalism|Palestinian]] activist and co-founder of the [[International Solidarity Movement]] (ISM). The stated mission of the ISM is to "resist the Israeli occupation of the [[West Bank]] using nonviolent tactics". Arraf is married to [[Adam Shapiro]], another ISM co-founder, whom she met while both were working at the [[Jerusalem]] center of [[Seeds of Peace]], an organization that seeks to foster dialogue between [[Jew]]ish and Palestinian youth. |
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Arraf, who is [[Christianity|Christian]], is the daughter of a [[Israeli Arab]] father and a Palestinian mother. Her parents moved from Palestine to be able to raise Arraf away from the violence there. She and her parents were able to visit Palestine every few years until Arraf was ten years old.<ref name=MakingContact>{{cite episode |
Arraf, who is [[Christianity|Christian]], is the daughter of a [[Israeli Arab]] father and a Palestinian mother. Her parents moved from Palestine to be able to raise Arraf away from the violence there. She and her parents were able to visit Palestine every few years until Arraf was ten years old.<ref name=MakingContact>{{cite episode |
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Revision as of 15:05, 17 March 2010
Huwaida Arraf (born 1976 in Detroit, Michigan) is a pro-Palestinian activist and co-founder of the International Solidarity Movement (ISM). The stated mission of the ISM is to "resist the Israeli occupation of the West Bank using nonviolent tactics". Arraf is married to Adam Shapiro, another ISM co-founder, whom she met while both were working at the Jerusalem center of Seeds of Peace, an organization that seeks to foster dialogue between Jewish and Palestinian youth.
Arraf, who is Christian, is the daughter of a Israeli Arab father and a Palestinian mother. Her parents moved from Palestine to be able to raise Arraf away from the violence there. She and her parents were able to visit Palestine every few years until Arraf was ten years old.[1] Arraf majored in Arabic and Judaic studies and political science at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She also spent a year at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and studied Hebrew on a kibbutz.[2] Arraf later earned a J.D. at American University's Washington College of Law. Her focus was on International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, with a particular interest in war crimes prosecution.
References
- ^ "Women Rising X: International Changemakers - Human Rights Advocates". National Radio Project: Making Contact. Season 9. Episode 51. 2006-12-20.
{{cite episode}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|episodelink=and|serieslink=(help); External link in|series=and|title= - ^ Global Exchange Huwaida Arraf, Biography
External links
- Guardian article about Arraf, Adam Shapiro and the ISM
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