NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Hanan Ashrawi

Dr. Hanan Daoud Khalil Ashrawi (born 8 October 1946 in Ramallah, Palestine) is a Palestinian Anglican scholar and political activist. She is a protege and later colleague and close friend of Edward Said. In the Palestinian legislative elections held in January 2006, she was reelected to the Palestinian Legislative Council on a national list, 'The Third Way', which won two seats out of a total of 132. Mugshot of Hanan Ashrawi, Palestinian activist and writer. ... Mugshot of Hanan Ashrawi, Palestinian activist and writer. ... October 8 is the 281st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (282nd in leap years). ... 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Ramallah (Arabic: ) is a Palestinian city in the West Bank of approximately 57,000 residents. ... The Holy Land or Palestine Showing not only the Old Kingdoms of Judea and Israel but also the 12 Tribes Distinctly, and Confirming Even the Diversity of the Locations of their Ancient Positions and Doing So as the Holy Scriptures Indicate, a geographic map from the studio of Tobiae Conradi... The term Palestinian has other usages, for which see definitions of Palestinian. ... The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... Edward Wadie Said (Arabic: , transliteration: ) (1 November 1935 â€“ 25 September 2003) was a Palestinian-American literary theorist and outspoken Palestinian activist. ... Wikinews has news related to this article: Hamas wins Palestinian election On January 25, 2006, elections were held for the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), the legislature of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The Palestinian Legislative Council, (sometimes referred to to as the Palestinan Parliament) the legislature of the Palestinian Authority, is a unicameral body with 88 members, elected from 16 electoral districts in the West Bank and Gaza. ...

Ashrawi's father, Daoud Mikhail, was a founder of the Palestine Liberation Organization. Her mother, Wadi'a Ass'ad was a Christian of Lebanese descent. She is married to Emile Ashrawi. Together they have two daughters, Amal (b. 1977) and Zeina (b. 1981). The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) (Arabic: â€Ž; or Munazzamat al-Tahrir al-Filastiniyyah) is a political and paramilitary organization regarded by the Arab League since October 1974 as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people. ...

Early Life

Ashrawi attended the Friends Girls School in Ramallah. She received her Bachelor and Master's degrees in literature in the Department of English at the American University of Beirut. Ashrawi also has a Ph.D. in Medieval and Comparative Literature from the University of Virginia. While a graduate student in literature at American University in Beirut she dated Peter Jennings of ABC News who was then stationed there as ABC's Beirut bureau chief. ^[1] Ashrawi also holds honorary degrees from Earlham College and Smith College. Ramallah Friends School: Two Schools started by the Quakers mission in the city of Ramallah, West Bank. ... The American University of Beirut (AUB; Arabic: ) is a private, independent, non-sectarian university in Beirut, Lebanon. ... Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated Ph. ... The University of Virginia (also called U.Va. ... Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings, CM (July 29, 1938 â€“ August 7, 2005) was a rock star Canadian-American journalist and news anchor. ... ABC News is a division of ABC television and propaganda networks (ABC), owned by The Walt Disney Company. ... Earlham College is a national, selective Quaker liberal arts college in Richmond, Indiana. ... Smith College, located in Northampton, Massachusetts, is the largest womens college in the United States []. Smith admits only female undergraduates, but admits both men and women as graduate students. ...

Political Activism

Ashrawi returned to the West Bank in 1973 to establish the Department of English at Birzeit University. She served as Chair of that department from 1973 to 1978, and again from 1981 through 1984; and from 1986-1990 she served the university as Dean of the Faculty of Arts. She remained a faculty member at Birzeit University until 1995, publishing numerous poems, short stories, and papers and articles on Palestinian culture, literature, and politics. 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... This article should belong in one or more categories. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ...

Ashrawi's political activism in the occupied territories began almost as early as her academic career at Birzeit. In 1974, while the university was suffering intermittent closures by the Israeli military, she founded the Birzeit University Legal Aid Committee/Human Rights Action Project. Her political work took a greater leap in 1988 during the First Intifada, when she joined the Intifada Political Committee, serving as well on its Diplomatic Committee until 1993. From 1991 to 1993 she served as the official spokesperson of the Palestinian Delegation to the Middle East peace process and a member of the Leadership/Guidance Committee and executive committee of the delegation. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) (Hebrew: ×¦×‘× ×”×”×’× ×” ×œ×™×©×¨××œ , [Army] Force for the Defense of Israel), often abbreviated with the Hebrew acronym ×¦×”×œ Tsahal, alternative English spelling Tzahal, is the name of Israels defensive forces, comprising the Israeli Army, the Israeli Air Force and the Israeli Navy. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The First Intifada, or Palestinian uprising refers to a series of violent incidents between Palestinians and Israelis between 1987 and approximately 1990. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

From 1993 to 1995, with the signing of the Oslo Accords by Yasser Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin, Palestinian self-rule was established, and Ashrawi headed the Preparatory Committee of the Palestinian Independent Commission for Citizens' Rights in Jerusalem. Ashrawi has also served since 1996 as an elected member of the Palestinian Legislative Council, Jerusalem District. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Yitzhak Rabin, Bill Clinton, and Yasser Arafat during the Oslo Accords on September 13, 1993. ... Not to be confused with Yasir Arafat (cricketer). ... For other people named Rabin, see Rabin (disambiguation). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

In 1996 Ashrawi was appointed the Palestinian Authority Minister of Higher Education and Research, but she resigned the post in 1998 in protest against political corruption, specifically Arafat's handling of peace talks. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean by UNESCO. [1]. // Coated in ice, power and telephone lines sag and often break, resulting in power outages. ...

In 1998, Ashrawi founded MIFTAH -- the Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy, an initiative which works towards respect for human rights, democracy and peace.

In 2003 Ashrawi was awarded the Sydney Peace Prize, although creating controversy in the process amongst conservative Australians, who decried the selection of Ashrawi, saying that she was a terrorism apologist. A more sympathetic account of Ashrawi's selection and the controversy that surrounded it can be found the opening chapter of Australian Jewish political writer Antony Loewenstein's My Israel Question. The Sydney Peace Prize is awarded by the Sydney Peace Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation associated with the University of Sydney. ... Antony Loewenstein is a Jewish-Australian, Sydney-based freelance journalist, author and blogger. ...

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