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- Country of residence: Palestine
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Born in Jerusalem on 1 March 1958; received a Higher Diploma in Nursing from the St. John Ophthalmic College of Nursing in London; worked as ophthalmic nurse at St. John’s Hospital in Jerusalem from 1978 and served as Chairperson of the Nursing Union, Jerusalem, from 1979-84; also studied Law at Beirut University from 1982-84; gained a BA in Social and Family Development from Al-Quds Open University in Abu Dis; continued working as ophthalmic nurse until 2004; is a member of the Fateh Higher Committee; head of the Association of Women Committees for Social Work in Jerusalem; head of the Board of Trustees of the Jerusalem Center for Women; member of the Women’s Affairs Technical Committees; Steering Committee member for the Project Women Engendering Peace Process; Chairperson of the Women Dept. and the Israeli Affairs Dept. of Fateh in Jerusalem; received the 1994 Peace Award from the Israeli peace organization and the Award of Exemplary Employee from Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain 1998; became Sec.-Gen. in the PA Ministry of Women’s Affairs in Feb. 2004; received an MA in Israeli Studies from Al-Quds University in 2005.
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