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'''Nadia Hijab''' is a |
'''Nadia Hijab''' is a [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] political analyst, author and journalist who comments frequently on [[human rights]] and the [[Middle East]], and the situation of the [[Palestinians]] in particular.{{cn}} |
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==Biography== |
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Hijab was born in Aleppo, [[Syria]] to [[Palestinian Arab]] parents, Wasfi Hijab and Abla Nashif, but grew up in neighboring [[Lebanon]], where she earned a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] and [[Master of Arts (postgraduate)|M.A.]] in [[English Literature]] from the [[American University of Beirut]]. During her years of study in [[Beirut]], Hijab worked as a journalist, but she left [[Lebanon]] after the onset of the [[Lebanese Civil War]]. She traveled first to [[Qatar]], and then to [[London, England]], where she became the Editor-in-Chief of ''Middle East Magazine'' and appeared frequently in the media as a commentator on [[Middle East]] affairs. |
Hijab was born in Aleppo, [[Syria]] to [[Palestinian Arab]] parents, Wasfi Hijab and Abla Nashif, but grew up in neighboring [[Lebanon]], where she earned a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] and [[Master of Arts (postgraduate)|M.A.]] in [[English Literature]] from the [[American University of Beirut]]. During her years of study in [[Beirut]], Hijab worked as a journalist, but she left [[Lebanon]] after the onset of the [[Lebanese Civil War]]. She traveled first to [[Qatar]], and then to [[London, England]], where she became the Editor-in-Chief of ''Middle East Magazine'' and appeared frequently in the media as a commentator on [[Middle East]] affairs.{{cn}} |
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She is prolific writer, having authored several hundred articles and two books (see below). |
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==Books== |
==Books== |
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* [http://www.cfr.org/bios/12250/ Nadia Hijab at the Council on Foreign Relations] |
* [http://www.cfr.org/bios/12250/ Nadia Hijab at the Council on Foreign Relations] |
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* [http://www.cfr.org/bios/12250/ Columbia University - Averting Maternal Death and Disability (AMDD) Program Team Members] |
* [http://www.cfr.org/bios/12250/ Columbia University - Averting Maternal Death and Disability (AMDD) Program Team Members] |
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==External links== |
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* [http://imeu.net/news/article0014241.shtml Nadia Hijab: ''Tzipi Livni Needs Three Things'' (20 Sept 2008) via IMEU.net] |
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* [http://www.palestine-studies.org/final/en/bn/viewbndetails.php?bnid=35 Nadia Hijab: ''Why, When and How the US Challenges Israel's Actions'' (2 October 2007) at the Institute for Palestine Studies] |
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* [http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?ItemID=13750 Nadia Hijab and Diana Buttu: ''The Fall Meeting & the Trend to Focus on Aid Rather than Rights'' (12 September 2007) at Zmag.org] |
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* [http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/nadia_hijab/2006/09/nadia.html Nadia Hijab: ''A Reality Check for Peace'' (22 September 2006) at The Guardian] |
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* [http://www.counterpunch.org/hijab08072006.html Nadia Hijab: ''What the U.S. and Israel Wanted May Not Be At All What They Get'' (7 August 2006) at Counterpunch.org] |
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* [http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080630/hijab Nadia Hijab: ''Obama's Blind Spot on Israel'' (16 June, 2008) at The Nation] |
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* [http://mondoweiss.net/2013/10/without-political-framework.html Nadia Hijab: ''Working without a political framework'' (15 October, 2013) at Mondoweiss] |
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Nadia Hijab is a Palestinian political analyst, author and journalist who comments frequently on human rights and the Middle East, and the situation of the Palestinians in particular.[citation needed]
Biography
Hijab was born in Aleppo, Syria to Palestinian Arab parents, Wasfi Hijab and Abla Nashif, but grew up in neighboring Lebanon, where she earned a B.A. and M.A. in English Literature from the American University of Beirut. During her years of study in Beirut, Hijab worked as a journalist, but she left Lebanon after the onset of the Lebanese Civil War. She traveled first to Qatar, and then to London, England, where she became the Editor-in-Chief of Middle East Magazine and appeared frequently in the media as a commentator on Middle East affairs.[citation needed]
In 1989, Hijab moved to the United States, where she worked for 10 years as a development specialist for the United Nations Development Programme in New York City. In 2000, she founded a consultancy firm, which she still heads.[citation needed]
In 2010, she co-founded Al-Shabaka, a virtual think tank bringing together close to 60 Palestinian thinkers and writers from all over the world. She is also a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Palestine Studies.[citation needed]
Books
- Womanpower: The Arab Debate on Women at Work, Cambridge U.P., 1988
- Citizens Apart: A Portrait of Palestinians in Israel, co-authored with Amina Minns, I.B. Tauris 1990