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Albert Aghazarian (1950–2020) was a Palestinian historian, translator, university administrator, and political spokesperson from Jerusalem. He served in various capacities during his career, but he is most remembered for his role in the public relations office at Bir Zeit University in the 1980s–1990s and for serving as a press official during the 1991 Madrid Conference. He made numerous media and conference appearances during his career and worked as a historian, writer, editor, and translator throughout his life, with a special focus on the history of Jerusalem.

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https://www.palestine-studies.org/en/node/1650361

https://ccas.georgetown.edu/2020/02/03/ccas-mourns-the-loss-of-albert-aghazarian/

Early life and education

Career

Views on social issues

Awards

Early life and education
He was born on August 18, 1950 in Jerusalem, the youngest of six children. His family is part of the Armenian community of Jerusalem. His grandparents were survivors and refugees of the Armenian genocide. His parents were Elise Tachjian, a seamstress, and Areen Aghazarian, a restauranteur and grocery shop manager.

Albert studied at the Collège des Frères in Jerusalem. He grew up speaking Armenian and Turkish, learning Arabic as a second language as well as English and French. He worked part-time jobs during his youth,  including at a newspaper and bank and also in Jerusalem’s tourism sector.

For his higher education, he first studied at Birzeit College, from 1968 to 1970. During that time he was involved in student activism, including going on hunger strike in solidarity with political prisoners in Israeli jails. This resulted in his hospitalization. After earning his associate’s degree at Birzeit, he went on to study for his B.A. in political science at the American University of Beirut, completing these studies in 1972. He later graduated in the inaugural class of the Masters of Arts in Arab Studies program at Georgetown University in 1979. While studying in D.C., he also worked at the United Arab Emirates embassy as a translator.

Early period
In between his bachelor's and master's degrees, Aghazarian worked as an editor of the newspaper al-Quds, from 1973 to 1975.

Following completion of his graduate degree at Georgetown in 1979, he taught history and cultural studies at Bir Zeit University. He also served as the university's Director of Public Relations. During a difficult period for Palestinian education, in the 1980s, the university was subject to military-ordered closures and violent responses to student protests, and Aghazarian was "at the center of this whirlwind." He is remembered for having "plunged into the fight to develop the university—and to keep it open." In his capacity as Director of Public Relations, Aghazarian coordinated solidarity committees with educational institutions in other countries, held press conferences, and met with Israeli defense officials, among other responsibilities.

Aghazarian was well known as a historian of Jerusalem and for giving tours of the Old City of Jerusalem to visiting foreign dignitaries, artists, and academics, even bringing them into his home. He was a published writer and translator, too, contributing to such publications as Jerusalem Quarterly.

He was part of a group of scholars which founded the Arab Thought Forum (al-Multaqa al-Fikri), serving on the forum's advisory board. He also served on the board of Dar Al-Kalima University.

During the Madrid Peace Conference, Aghazarian headed the Palestinian media center along with Hanan Ashrawi.

Later period
Aghazarian left his position at Bir Zeit in the early 2000s, due to differences with the administration.. His departure came also in the wake of an injury from tear gas sustained during student demonstrations in the Second Intifada.

During his later life, Aghazarian worked as a translator and was invited to speak at numerous international events and conferences. He continued to appear internationally as a spokepersson for the Palestinian cause, including in forums organized by the United Nations, the World Council of Churches, and other institutions. He served in a formal capacity in a delegation in Amman to the Conference on Christians of Jerusalem in 2002 and participated in the Conference on Jerusalem in Morocco in 2000.

Views on social issues
He lamented and resisted the "criminalization" of education under Israeli occupation. When meeting with Israeli defense officials during years of repeated closures of Bir Zeit, he said: "'You treat universities like shops, but education is an ongoing process. We have academic papers, scholarships, and international accords to deal with, yet all you do is open, close, open and close the place again!'"He identified strongly as Palestinian. He believed in "the pluralism of the Levant" and an inclusive vision of Arabism that did not prevent an Armenian Christian like himself from participating "in an Arab-Islamic framework."

Awards
In 2006, "Aghazarian was awarded a medal by King Albert II of Belgium in recognition of his efforts to raise international awareness on Jerusalem."

Early life and background
Sa'id was born in Latakia, Syria. She studied arts, including apprenticing with the well-known artist Mahmoud Jalal.

She joined the Teachers’ Training Institute in Damascus and then went on to further studies of Arabic literature in Damascus and then at the Lebanese University in Beirut. She completed her PhD in Arabc literature at the Sorbonne.

Sa'id met the writer Adonis, who she went on to marry, during her time at Teachers College. Adonis has said in an interview that he "never publish[ed] anything without her looking at it" and described their marriage as a "deep intellectual friendship."

Khalida joined the Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP) and was imprisoned because of her party activities.

Professional achievements
She moved to Beirut with Adonis in late 1956. Starting the following year, she published in the historic magazine Shi'r, initially under the pen name Khuzama Sabri and later under her own name. Topics of early interest for Sa'id included the poetry of Nazik Al-Mala'ika, Fadwan Tuqan, Mohammad al-Maghut, Ounsi El Hage, and others. During this period she also taught in several Lebanese high schools and Lebanese University.

Among her lasting contributions to the field of Arab cultural studies was an encyclopedic work on "The Arab Theater Movement in Lebanon, Experiments and Horizons, 1960–1975." The literary magazine Al Jadid reports that it is "one of the most important—and perhaps the most important—reference book on the Lebanese theater movement."

In addition to original works, she has also published various translations.

The literary magazine Banipal dedicated an issue to Said in 2022, containing articles about her by Abdo Wazen, Akl Awit, and others.

Publications

 * al-Bahth ‘An al-Juthour (The Quest for Roots), Beirut: Sh‘ir Magazine Press, 1960.
 * Al-Harakat al-Masrahiyya fi Lubnan, Tajarab wa Afaq, 1960-1975 (The Arab Theater Movement in Lebanon, Experiments and Horizons, 1960-1975). Beirut: Theater Committee of Baalbek International Festivals, 1999.
 * Yutubiya al-Madina al-Muthaqqafa ( Utopia of the Cultured City)

Early life and education
Shehadeh was born in Jerusalem in 1925. His parents Boulos Shehadeh and Mary Sarronf were politically active, including running the newspaper Meraat as-Sharq.

He studied at: St. George's College in Jerusalem (high school, graduating 1942), the American University of Beirut, and then the Jerusalem Law Institute. He received his law degree from the latter in X year.

Professional life
Shehadeh began practicing law in 1949. He joined with his brother's law firm and helped move it from Jaffa to Ramallah due to the Nakba.

"He joined the Jordanian Bar and became Vice-Chairman of the Jordanian Bar Association between 1964-1969.Fuad and his brother Aziz went on to set up the A. F. & R. SHEHADEH LAW FIRM. Fuad, now aged 90, still runs the family business with his two sons Nadeem and Kareem and his nephew Raja." GUINESS SOURCE

"Born in Jerusalem in 1925; completed his secondary education at St. George’s College in Jerusalem in 1942; studied at the AUB; received a law degree from the Jerusalem Law Institute; opened with his brother Aziz Shehadeh the Shehadeh Law firm in Ramallah; joined the Jordanian Bar and became Vice-Chairman of the Bar Association from 1964-69; in addition to his legal work, contributed many opinion pieces in daily newspapers in Palestine; wrote and lectured on private international law and personal status law in Palestine."

Shehadeh law firm

In the 1950s, the Shehadeh law firm took on the case of Palestinian bank accounts which had been frozen by Barclays.

Mitter, Sreemati. 2014. A History of Money in Palestine: From the 1900s to the Present. Doctoral dissertation, Harvard University.

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In 1985, he and Aziz and Raja Shehadeh raised a question for the International Court of Justice highlighting the contradictions between Israel's 1984 Road Plan and international law. Specifically, they "made the case that an International Court of Justice advisory opinion was in order because the road would violate international law." Their analysis was also formally submitted to the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council.

As of 2016, "He currently holds licenses to practice law from the Israeli, Palestinian, and Jordanian Bar Associations. And with the help from his brothers and sons, Shehadeh went on to open business and trade organizations that operate in Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, and Yemen. Today, Fuad Shehadeh is 91 years old. His law firm, A. F. & R. Shehadeh Law Firm, specializes in civil and commercial law. His son Waleed is running businesses in Jordan and Palestine."

He continued to practice law later in life despite becoming blind in both eyes.

At the time that he achieved the Guinness World Record for longest career as a lawyer, he was still practicing law professionally in Ramallah.

Personal life

Shehadeh was married to Labibeh Shamieh in 1959, and they had four sons: Waleed, Nabil, Nadeem, and Kareem.

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She won the June 2, 2020 Democratic Primary with 47.7% of the vote, beating her closest competitor (Michael T. Franken) by 63,000 votes.

Professor Zeidan Kafafi (in Arabic زيدان كفافي) is a founding faculty member of the Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology at Yarmouk University, where he has been full professor since 1993. He has contributed over XX articles to the field of Jordanian archaeology and is affiliated with numerous universities and other institutions related to cultural heritage, such as the Jordanian department of antiquities, Jordan Museum, Hashemite University.

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Mawj Aldarraji (Arabic: موج الدراجي) is an Iraqi mountaineer and architect. She is widely lauded as the first female mountaineer from Iraq. She is currently pursuing the seven summits challenge and appears frequently in Arabic-language media as a discussant of female empowerment and women's rights.

Early life and education
Aldarraji was born in Baghdad and lived there until she was eight years old. In 2003 she and her family moved to the United Arab Emirates and she continues to reside there today. She earned a degree in architecture and as of 2018 was also studying for a further degree in neuropsychology.

She credits her parents for bestowing her both with a feeling of self-confidence and a practical understanding of gender equality. She furthermore cites her maternal aunt, who she says was the first female pilot in Iraq, as a source of inspiration, especially in her early life.

In a presentation for TedXBaghdad, Aldarraji recounts a childhood filled with severe medical issues, life-threatening illnesses of the immune, respiratory, and cardiac systems.

Mountaineering
Aldarraji arrived at climbing as a hobby "by coincidence" following an initial experience alongside friends in Malaysia. In interviews she frequently cites a desire to overcome fear—she says she has a phobia of heights—as a motivation to take up mountain climbing more seriously. Though she says her family originally expressed fear and hesitation as well over her choice of hobby, they came to support her.

Aldarraji has since summited in Mount Kinabalu in Malaysia (her first major climb), Annapurna Poon Hill in Nepal, Mount Bromo in Indonesia, Jebel Jais and other mountains in the Emirates, and has reached base camp of Everest (the latter being her highest elevation yet, at 5,500 meters). She states that her intention is to complete the world seven summits. At the completion of each summit, she takes a photo while raising the Iraqi flag. Despite having a full-time architecture job, she trains for 3–4 hours daily. Aldarraji states that she hopes her story inspires other young Iraqis, especially women, to consider mountain climbing. She also hopes to use the publicity of her summit attempts to raise resources for humanitarian causes in Iraq.

Additional hobbies include boxing, scuba diving, running, and visual arts (drawing and photography).

Media representation and women's rights
She has served as an ambassador for an Iraqi Women's Rights organization since 2018.

In 2019, she appeared on the show Jaafar Talk in her capacity as an Iraqi women's rights activist to debate the topic of polygyny in Islam. That summer she also featured as a speaker at TedXBaghdad, held on July 20 at AlRasheed Hotel.

In April 2020 she was featured as a part of the Iraqiyat campaign (#عراقيات), highlighting the achievements of young Iraqi women, as part of the national governmental initiative "For a New Iraq."

In interviews she repeats that she is committed to "breaking down barriers that come between me and my success and advancement, as well as breaking the stereotype placed on women in our society, namely that women are unable to confront physical challenges."

Early life and education
Aldarraji was born in Baghdad and lived there until she was eight years old. In 2003, she and her family moved to the United Arab Emirates, where she still resides today. Aldarraji recounts a childhood filled with severe medical issues: life-threatening illnesses of the immune, respiratory, and cardiac systems.[2] She credits her parents for bestowing upon her both a feeling of self-confidence and a clear understanding of gender equality. She furthermore cites her maternal aunt, who she says was the first female pilot in Iraq, as a source of inspiration, particularly during her early life.

She earned a degree in architecture and as of 2018 was also studying for a second degree in neuropsychology.

Mountaineering
Aldarraji arrived at climbing as a hobby "by coincidence," following an initial experience alongside friends in Malaysia. In public interviews, she states that her desire to overcome her fears—she says she has a phobia of heights—was the primary motivation to take up more advanced mountain climbing. Though her family originally expressed fear and hesitations over this activity, they came to support her in her quest.

Mount Kinabalu in Malaysia was her first major summit. Thereafter she climbed Annapurna Poon Hill in Nepal, Mount Bromo in Indonesia, Jebel Jais and other mountains in the Emirates, and she has reached base camp of Everest, the latter being her highest elevation yet (5,500 m.). She states that her intention is to complete the world seven summits. At the completion of each climb, Aldarraji takes a photo while raising the Iraqi flag. Despite having a full-time architecture job, she trains for 3–4 hours daily after work.

Aldarraji states that she hopes her story inspires other young Iraqis, especially women, to consider mountain climbing. She also hopes to use the publicity of her summit attempts to raise resources and awareness for humanitarian efforts in Iraq.

Additional hobbies of hers include boxing, scuba diving, running, and visual arts (drawing and photography).

Media representation and women's rights
Aldarraji has served as an ambassador for an Iraqi Women's Rights organization since 2018. In 2019, she appeared on the show Jaafar Talk in her capacity as a women's rights activist to debate the topic of polygyny in Islam. That summer she also featured as a speaker at TedXBaghdad, held on July 20 at AlRasheed Hotel.

In April 2020 she was featured as a part of the Iraqiyat campaign (#عراقيات), highlighting the achievements of young Iraqi women, as part of the national governmental initiative "For a New Iraq."

Throughout interviews, she stresses her commitment to "breaking down barriers that come between me and my success and advancement, as well as breaking the stereotype placed on women in our society, namely that women are unable to confront physical challenges."