Khalil Jahshan
Khalil Jahshan | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 9, 1948 |
| Nationality |  American |
| Education | Harding University |
| Occupation(s) | Executive Director of Arab Center Washington DC, Inc. |
| Title | Executive Director |
Khalil Jahshan (Arabic: خليل جهشان) (born in Nazareth, British Mandate of Palestine in 1948) is a Palestinian-American activist and media commentator. He serves currently as Executive Director of Arab Center Washington DC, a nonprofit think tank focussing on U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. Between 2004-2013, Jahshan was a Lecturer in International Studies and Languages at Pepperdine University and Executive Director of its Seaver College Washington DC Internship Program. He received a bachelor's degree in political science and French from Harding University in 1972.[1]
Early life
Jahshan was born to a Palestinian Christian family in Nazareth, British Mandate of Palestine in 1948. He completed his elementary (Ecole Jesu Adolescent-Don Bosco) and secondary education (Terra Sancta) there. In 1969, he traveled to the United States to pursue his college education.[2]
Titles and positions
- Member of the boards of directors and advisory boards of various Middle East-oriented groups, including ANERA, MIFTAH and Search for Common Ground in the Middle East
- 2000–2003 — Executive Vice President of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee and director of its government affairs affiliate, NAAA-ADC
- 1996–2003 — Vice President of the American Committee on Jerusalem
- 1990–2000 — President of the National Association of Arab-Americans
- June 1989–December 1990 — Associate Executive Director for Public Affairs of the National Association of Arab-Americans
- 1980–1982 — Teacher of Arabic at the University of Chicago Extension and at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
See also
- American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
- National Association of Arab-Americans
- Palestinian Christians
References
External links
- Khalil Jahshan LinkedIn profile
- Khalil Jahshan on Charlie Rose
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Khalil Jahshan collected news and commentary at Al Jazeera English
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