User:Alshabaka/Al-Shabaka The Palestinian Policy Network

Al-Shabaka, the Palestinian Policy Network, is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit organization whose mission is "to educate and foster public debate on Palestinian human rights and self-determination within the framework of international law." Members and advisors of Al-Shabaka contribute original content to the organization's website, www.al-shabaka.org, which is readable in English and Arabic. Articles are also disseminated through the organization's public email list, as well as social media. Al-Shabaka publications may be reproduced by anyone, provided attribution is given. Al-Shabaka's vision and principles are guided by Palestinian civil society’s 2005 call for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel. The organization characterizes itself as "a think tank without borders or walls," funded entirely by donations from individuals. Al-Shabaka is a tax exempt 501(c)(3) Public Charity registered in the U.S. state of California under the name "The Middle East Policy Network." The organization asserts that opinions expressed in its publications do not necessarily represent the views of the organization, or its advisors, members or donors, and disclaims responsibility for any positions or actions by its advisors and members.

Etymology
In Arabic, الشبكة Al-Shabaka means "the network."

History
Al-Shabaka was founded 2010, by Nadia Hijab, Osamah Khalil, Samer Abdelnour and Grace Said. Al-Shabaka’s initial policy briefs were written by policy advisors Camille Mansour, a former professor of political science at Birzeit University and founder of its law school, and Samer Abdelnour, a PhD candidate in Management at the London School of Economics.

Themes
Most of the policy briefs, commentaries and roundtable discussions written by Al-Shabaka advisors and members relate to key themes :
 * The question of UN membership for a State of Palestine
 * Reform of the Palestinian national movement
 * Development of a Palestinian resistance economy
 * The rights of Palestinian refugees and exiles

Membership
Al-Shabaka Policy advisors are a self-selecting group. Any Al-Shabaka policy advisor can recommend an additional advisor to the group, giving evidence of his/her achievements and contributions. If the policy advisor group accepts the nomination, the nominee will be invited to become a policy advisor. Politicians cannot serve as policy advisors, although they may join as members. Those wishing to become members must submit an application and provide the names of two Al-Shabaka policy advisors as references.

Al-Shabaka Policy Advisors

 * Samer Abdelnour
 * Rabab Abdulhadi
 * Oroub el-Abed
 * Ali Abunimah
 * Naseer Aruri
 * Sam Bahour
 * Sami al-Banna
 * Linah al-Banna
 * Rana Barakat
 * Omar Barghouti
 * Hatem Bazian
 * Samia al-Botmeh
 * Kamal Boullata
 * Diana Buttu
 * Seif Da'Na
 * Beshara Doumani
 * Haidar Eid
 * Noura Erakat
 * Randa Farah
 * Hani Faris
 * Leila Farsakh
 * As'ad Ghanem
 * Toufic Haddad
 * Laila el-Haddad
 * Nadia Hijab
 * Jamil Hilal
 * Khalil Hindi
 * Muhammad Jaradat
 * Ingrid Jaradat Gassner
 * Jamal Juma'
 * Anis Kassim
 * Victor Kattan
 * Aziza Khalidi
 * Rashid Khalidi
 * Osamah Khalil
 * Ameer Makhoul
 * Camille Mansour
 * Hani al-Masri
 * Salwa Mikdadi
 * Mary Nazzal-Batayneh
 * Munir Nuseibah
 * Mezna Qato
 * Najwa al-Qattan
 * Mouin Rabbani
 * Fadia Rafeedie Khoury
 * Oraib Rantawi
 * Nadim Rouhana
 * Samah Sabawi
 * Grace Said
 * May Seikaly
 * Jaber Suleiman
 * Salim Tamari
 * Alaa Tartir
 * Dalal Yassine
 * Will Youmans
 * Issam Younis
 * Antoine Zahlan

Al-Shabaka Policy Members

 * Mai Abu Moghli
 * Mohammad Abu Zaineh
 * Maureen Ali
 * Zarefa Ali
 * Ahmad Barclay
 * Tariq Dana
 * Ahmad Diab
 * Yassmine Hamayel
 * Awad Hamdan
 * Fajr Harb
 * Saleh Hijazi
 * Hazem Jamjoum
 * Remi Kanazi
 * Ismail Khalidi
 * Faysal Mikdadi
 * Nadim Nashif
 * Dina Omar
 * Dena Qaddumi
 * Loubna Qutami
 * Tareq Sadeq
 * Julia Salameh
 * Jamil Salem
 * Halla Shoaibi
 * Maisa Shquier
 * Nidal Sliman