Mariam Barghouti | |
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Nationality | Palestinian |
Alma mater |
Birzeit University University of Edinburgh |
Occupation(s) | writer, blogger, researcher, activist, commentator and journalist |
Mariam Barghouti born in Atlanta, Georgia, [1] June 23, 1993, is a Palestinian-American writer, blogger, researcher, commentator and journalist. She lives in Ramallah. [2]
She obtained a BA in English language and English Literature from the Birzeit University with a focus on sociolinguistics. She received MSc degree in Sociology and Global Change from the University of Edinburgh with a focus on Israeli Ashkenazi-Mizrahi racial hierarchies. She is also known for undertaking monitoring and evaluation missions of humanitarian and development aid in countries such as Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon, along with Palestine, a non-member observer state of the UN, and for various governmental as well as non-governmental organisations. [3]
Her political commentary and research work has notably featured in CNN, [4] Al Jazeera English, The Guardian, BBC, Huffington Post, The New York Times, Middle East Monitor, Newsweek, Mondoweiss, International Business Times and TRT-World. [5] [6] She has also contributed to various books and anthologies including I found Myself in Palestine. [7] She has also written profiles on Palestinian figures including Palestinian artist Khaled Hourani [8] and Palestinian official and politician Dr. Hanan Ashrawi. [9]
She has commented on media double standards [10] when reporting on Palestine and has written about Israeli violations against Palestinians and the harsh realities and experiences faced by Palestinians under Israeli control. [11] [12] During the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis, she raised concerns on what she says is Israel's suppression attitude towards Palestine through her work on the ground as a researcher, journalist, and listener. [13] [14]
In May 2021, Twitter restricted her official Twitter account which was reporting on the protests from the West Bank during the 2021 Israel-Palestine crisis, [15] Jerusalem, and Palestinians with Israeli citizenship. [16] [17] [18] [19] Barghouti said Twitter had temporarily suspended [20] some of her tweets [21] on the violence being imposed by Palestinian security forces and Israeli army. The company later said the account restriction was due to an error. [22] [23]
Mariam Barghouti | |
---|---|
Nationality | Palestinian |
Alma mater |
Birzeit University University of Edinburgh |
Occupation(s) | writer, blogger, researcher, activist, commentator and journalist |
Mariam Barghouti born in Atlanta, Georgia, [1] June 23, 1993, is a Palestinian-American writer, blogger, researcher, commentator and journalist. She lives in Ramallah. [2]
She obtained a BA in English language and English Literature from the Birzeit University with a focus on sociolinguistics. She received MSc degree in Sociology and Global Change from the University of Edinburgh with a focus on Israeli Ashkenazi-Mizrahi racial hierarchies. She is also known for undertaking monitoring and evaluation missions of humanitarian and development aid in countries such as Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon, along with Palestine, a non-member observer state of the UN, and for various governmental as well as non-governmental organisations. [3]
Her political commentary and research work has notably featured in CNN, [4] Al Jazeera English, The Guardian, BBC, Huffington Post, The New York Times, Middle East Monitor, Newsweek, Mondoweiss, International Business Times and TRT-World. [5] [6] She has also contributed to various books and anthologies including I found Myself in Palestine. [7] She has also written profiles on Palestinian figures including Palestinian artist Khaled Hourani [8] and Palestinian official and politician Dr. Hanan Ashrawi. [9]
She has commented on media double standards [10] when reporting on Palestine and has written about Israeli violations against Palestinians and the harsh realities and experiences faced by Palestinians under Israeli control. [11] [12] During the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis, she raised concerns on what she says is Israel's suppression attitude towards Palestine through her work on the ground as a researcher, journalist, and listener. [13] [14]
In May 2021, Twitter restricted her official Twitter account which was reporting on the protests from the West Bank during the 2021 Israel-Palestine crisis, [15] Jerusalem, and Palestinians with Israeli citizenship. [16] [17] [18] [19] Barghouti said Twitter had temporarily suspended [20] some of her tweets [21] on the violence being imposed by Palestinian security forces and Israeli army. The company later said the account restriction was due to an error. [22] [23]