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Hanan Ashrawi is a Palestinian leader, legislator, activist, and scholar. She was the official spokesperson of the Palestinian delegation at the Madrid Peace Conference of 1991 and was elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council as a representative of Jerusalem in 1996. She is also the founder of the Independent Commission for Human Rights and the author of several books.
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![Ghada Karmi Ghada Karmi](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/ghada-karmi-1.jpg)
Palestinian doctor of medicine, author and academic Ghada Karmi is associated with the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter as research fellow and lecturer. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Karmi has penned several articles on Palestinian issues in Wayback Machine and in newspapers and magazines like Journal of Palestine Studies and The Guardian.
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![Khalida Jarrar Khalida Jarrar](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/khalida-jarrar-1.jpg)
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![May Ziadeh May Ziadeh](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/may-ziadeh-1.jpg)
A pioneering Arab feminist and romantic poet, May Ziadeh was a major figure of the Nahda, or the Arab Enlightenment of the 20th century. She initially mostly wrote in French, using the pseudonym Isis Copia, while she later drifted toward Arabic. Al-Mûsawât and Sawâneh fatât remain 2 of her best-known works.
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![Leila Shahid Leila Shahid](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/leila-shahid-1.jpg)
![Areen Omari Areen Omari](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/areen-omari-1.jpg)
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![Annemarie Jacir Annemarie Jacir](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/annemarie-jacir-1.jpg)
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![Janet Mikhail Janet Mikhail](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/janet-mikhail-1.jpg)
Janet Mikhail scripted history as the first female mayor of Ramallah, a Palestinian city in the West Bank. She also taught in a girls’ school for 2 decades. Although many believe she was associated with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine movement, she won the election as an independent candidate.
![Nisreen Faour Nisreen Faour](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/nisreen-faour-86712-1.jpg)
Nisreen Faour is a Palestinian actress best known for her portrayal of Muna Farah in the 2009 independent film Amreeka. The performance earned her critical acclaim and the Muhr Award for Best Actress at the 2009 Dubai International Film Festival. Apart from playing prominent roles in films and TV, Nisreen Faour has also performed in several award-winning theatrical plays.
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Umm Nidal, also known as the mother of martyrs, was a Palestinian hero of sorts, as 3 of her 6 sons were Hamas terrorists who died in their fight against Israelis. Also known as the Khansa of Palestine, she gained fame after appearing in a clip advising one of her sons.
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Initially a lecturer, Jamila Abdallah Taha al-Shanti later led the Hamas’s women's organization. The widow of Hamas leader Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi, also known as the Lion of Palestine, Jamila is vocal about women’s rights and is a member of the Palestinian Legislative Council. She also holds a PhD in English language.
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